The minimum wage is roaring back.
U.S. President Joe Biden may have failed to drive through Congress an increase in the federal wage floor, which remains stuck at $7.25. But last month, the states of Connecticut, Nevada and Oregon raised their minimums alongside Washington D.C. and a handful of cities.
Still, 21 states raised their minimum wages at the turn of the year. In San Francisco, it is $16.99 an hour. In Emeryville, California, it hit $17.68.