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Cherokee Nation Raises Tribal Minimum Wage, More Than $2 Above Federal

Indian Country Today Article
Cherokee Nation Raises Tribal Minimum Wage, More Than $2 Above Federal
Author
Cherokee Nation
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Indian Country Today
Year

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker signed an executive order on February 21 raising the Cherokee Nation’s minimum wage to $9.50 over the next two years. The current Cherokee Nation minimum wage stands at $9 per hour, already well above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour...

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business development
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minimum wage
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Native Nations
Cherokee Nation
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News and Opinion
Topics
Administration
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Citation

Cherokee Nation. "Cherokee Nation Raises Tribal Minimum Wage, More Than $2 Above Federal." Indian Country Today. February 25, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/cherokee-nation-raises-tribal-minimum-wage-more-than-2-above-federal, accessed March 22, 2023)

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