Tampa lighting firm raises its minimum wage to $20 per hour

Volt Lighting says state’s $10/hour requirement is not a living wage.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:04 a.m. February 1, 2022
Courtesy. A Volt Lighting project in Jacksonville.
Courtesy. A Volt Lighting project in Jacksonville.
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TAMPA — Volt Lighting, a maker of indoor and outdoor lighting products and systems, has raised its minimum hourly wage to $20, saying Florida’s $10/hour minimum wage requirement is not sufficient to sustain workers and families amid rapidly rising inflation.

 

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