This year, there are 20 states, plus Washington, DC all across the US, which have increased their workers' minimum wage. In other words, 3 million employees are receiving a salary increase.

Therefore, this year 29 states will have a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum wage, which is still $7.25 an hour.

These city and state-led reforms are mounting pressure on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, but Congress does not always follow the will of the people, so don't hold your breath, because we're not there yet.

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First there was "Flower Drum Song" on Broadway and also the film, when a Chinese woman illegally migrates with his father to San Francisco, where he plans to meet with her fiance. But once on American soil, falls in love with another man. You can watch Flower Drum Song online on TV cable or movie theaters with original audio in English at different dates. Seen in HBO, this film premiered in theaters in 1961. Flower Drum Song - Online #Movies http://www.fulltv.tv/movies/flower-drum-song.html via @fulltvonline

Now "Fresh Off The Boat" ABC, Preview February 4, Premiere February 10

As the United States of America prepares to ring in the new year, U.S. Census Bureau officials are projecting the population will be 320,090,857 on Jan. 1, 2015. This represents an increase of 2,334,187, or 0.73 percent, from New Year’s Day 2014, and 11,345,319, or 3.67 percent, since Census Day (April 1) 2010.