Labor

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Instead of an across-the-board $15 minimum wage, business leaders are urging the Biden administration to look at creating incentive funds and boosting salary transparency. The current minimum wage is $7.25. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on consequences of the minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Tim Young

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House Democrats’ plan would more than double the minimum wage for tipped employees this year, to $4.95 per hour, before ultimately equalizing it with their proposed hourly $15 minimum wage by 2027. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Illustration on employing teachers by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the economic effects of a $15 minimum wage by Alexander hunter/The Washington Times

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Teamwork within groups of health care providers is keeping South Dakota's COVID-19 vaccine program on a steady pace, making it a standout among the other states. A staff member with the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System receives a shot with the first batch of Pfizer Inc.'s coronavirus vaccine in New Orleans, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP) (Associated Press)

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Illustration on Biden's employment challenges by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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A group of 12 friends this week opened a business in the District's Union Market neighborhood called theTwelve. The business includes a retail store, an art gallery and a community lounge. (Shen Wu Tan/The Washington Times)

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While D.C. teachers are eligible for the coronavirus shot, child care workers aren't. (Associated Press)

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, earned a salary of $417,608 in 2019, according to a watchdog. This makes him the highest paid federal employee. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on health care under Biden by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on abortion and national health care by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Workers disassemble metal fences that wrapped around the National Archives Museum on Thursday in the District. The fences were part of security efforts for Inauguration Day. (Emily Zantow/The Washington Times)

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Illustration on the proposed national minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Michigan hired Baltimore Ravens linebacker coach Mike Macdonald as defensive coordinator. (AP Photo)

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Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way on Nov. 25. The number of rejected ballots dropped to 0.6% in this year's election. (Associated Press)

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Nurse Manager Tiffany Dover had been speaking to the media about the city's first vaccinations of front-line health workers when she collapsed, according to video posted by WTVC-9, the Chattanooga ABC affiliate. (Screenshot from WTVC-9)