Across the country four million small businesses didn't make it through 2020. For those Kansas and Missouri companies that did survive the question now is: How much relief will Congress authorize and how quickly can they get it? For workers, will they see a rise in the minimum wage once employers are back on their feet?
- Brad Jones, Missouri state director for the National Federation of Independent Business
- Dan Murray, Kansas state director for the National Federation of Independent Business
The U.S. Department of Labor offers additional information on minimum wage workers and the effects of raising the minimum wage on employment and family income.