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by Christen Smith, The Center Square | May 14, 2021 07:00 PM Print this article
Small business optimism rose again in April, according to a report from the National Federation of Independent Business, even as employers in Pennsylvania struggle to fill positions.
The optimism index gained 4.8 points over the last four months as the economy continues its pandemic recovery. NFIB said government policies, stimulus checks and business aid explain the recent “surge” in GDP growth and jobs recovered – a total of 12 million out of the 20 million lost, so far.
The NFIB said, however, the labor shortage undermines the ongoing recovery. It’s the number one issue facing small businesses, according to Pennsylvania State Director Greg Moreland.
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Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has rested at $7.25 an hour since 2009, when the last of a series of federal increases kicked in. Since that time, state officials have fielded many calls to raise the state’s minimum wage, but the rate has remained the same. Gov. Tom Wolf has been one of the loudest advocates in the state for raising the wage, repeatedly calling for state lawmakers to increase the minimum wage immediately to $12 an hour, with yearly, phased-in increases to $15.
The closest Wolf came to increasing the state’s $7.25 minimum wage was in 2019, when he and Senate Republican leaders agreed to raise it to $9.50 in exchange for Wolf dropping a plan to expand overtime eligibility for salaried employees. That proposal, however, was opposed by House Republicans and ultimately died in committee, never becoming law. That hasn’t stopped Wolf and lawma
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