Teens won’t get full minimum wage hike under Polk County plan
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BPC Staff Aug 26, 2016 | 3:35 pm
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62 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsThe Des Moines Register: A higher minimum wage seems all but certain for Polk County workers – but for young teens, the increase will be less. On Thursday, a Polk County task force officially recommended increasing the county’s minimum wage to $10.75 by 2019. But employers will only have to pay 85 percent of the minimum to their workers younger than age 18.