TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 31: VOLT® Lighting, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, announces that the company's minimum wage will be raised to $20 an hour, effective January 1, 2022, to reflect employees' hard work. Alan Brynjolfsson, founder/CEO of VOLT®, believes each one of his dedicated employees should be able to have, at the minimum, a living wage– and believes Florida's minimum wage requirement of $10 an hour does not meet that need. "This salary increase allows me the opportunity to provide a better life for my family and be a better father." "I knew we were experiencing inflation and factored that in when I was helping my son create an annual budget for himself," said Brynjolfsson. "Realizing some of my employees are making just $15 an hour, I immediately decided to increase wages." The 2022 Federal Poverty Guideline in the U.S. for a family unit of two people is $18,310 annual salary or $8.80 an hour, according to The Office of the Assist...