FeaturedLiving WageWorkers by Lori Macias on Feb. 22, 202225 States Are Increasing Minimum Wage in 2022. Now What? Despite the rising cost of living in the U.S., the federal minimum wage has remained a stagnant $7.25 an hour since 2009. But that hasn’t stopped states from instituting their own minimum wage increases over the last year. In 2021,…