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Raising Cane's raises minimum wage for Kentucky workers to $15 an hour

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Posted at 9:52 AM, Dec 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-12-29 09:52:09-05

(LEX 18) — Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers has announced that effective immediately, they will pay all workers across Kentucky a minimum of $15 an hour.

The company says this will increase hourly worker wages to about $2.60 on average. Hourly manager pay will also be adjusted to a minimum of $18 an hour.

The increase in wages is part of a $2.2 million investment for the company.

The state's current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.