Raising federal minimum wage amid coronavirus will be a ‘disaster’ for US business

Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder believes that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would be disastrous for businesses, especially those suffering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Increasing labor costs for these businesses will be a disaster,” he said on FOX Business' “Varney and Co.” “Can you imagine what this $15 minimum wage would do at a time when we're seeing tens of thousands of small businesses close?” READ MORE