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Coverage dated December 14, 2021 to December 15, 2021

Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour

Headline from KVIA El Paso

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma -- Hobby Lobby employees have an extra reason to look forward to the new year. The Oklahoma City-based company says it will raise full time workers' minimum wage to $18.50 an hour, starting January 1. That's an increase of a $1.50 per hour.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma -- Hobby Lobby employees have an extra reason to look forward to the new year. The Oklahoma City-based company says it will raise full time workers' minimum wage to $18.50 an hour, starting January 1. That's an increase of a $1.50 per hour.

  2. WFAA Dallas

    $18.50 | Hobby Lobby bringing in the new year with nationwide raises (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Hobby Lobby stores will raise their minimum full-time hourly wage to $18.50 per hour.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Hobby Lobby to raise minimum wage to $18.50 per hour starting Jan. 1 (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Hobby Lobby raised its minimum wage to $15 in 2014.

  4. CBS News

    Hobby Lobby to pay workers a minimum of $18.50 an hour (opens CBS News)

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    Craft chain's 43,000 employees are getting a big raise next month. Elsewhere, Taco Bell to pay $15 base by mid-2024.

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Hobby Lobby Increases Minimum Wage to $18.50 for Full-Time Employees (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Major retailers are realizing that even $15-an-hour wages are not enough.

  6. FOX Business

    Hobby Lobby raising full-time minimum hourly wage to $18.50 (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain will offer full-time starting pay of $18.50 per hour to its employees beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

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