• Hobby Lobby raising full-time minimum wage to $17 an hour

    Hobby Lobby raising full-time minimum wage to $17 an hour

    Hobby Lobby is raising the minimum wage for its full-time workers to $17 an hour ahead of the holiday season. The arts-and-crafts chain will implement the permanent raise Oct. 1, making it the latest big retailer to increase staffers’ pay amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Oklahoma-based company said it last hiked its minimum full-time wage …