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Amboy Bank raises minimum wage for its workers to $15

February 8, 2018

Central Jersey business community reacts to Amboy Bank raising their minimum wage for its employees to $15 ahead of Gov. Phil Murphy’s statewide plan to do so, quoting James Hughes.

MyCentralJersey.com, February 8, 2018

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