Tax Reform Prompts Walmart to Raise Minimum Wage, Hand out Bonuses, Expand Parental Leave

Tax Reform Prompts Walmart to Raise Minimum Wage, Hand out Bonuses, Expand Parental Leave
Walmart employee Darlin Cienfuegos rings up customer purchases at a Walmart store on Feb. 19, 2015 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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Walmart announced that it is increasing the minimum wage for its workers to $11 after Congress passed a tax reform bill that lowered individual and corporate rates.

The retail giant will also hand out bonuses of up to $1000 to a large number of its employees.

Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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