A person holds a sign at a rally to raise the federal minimum wage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 4. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption A person holds a sign at a rally to raise the federal minimum wage, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 4. Minimum-wage workers in 22 states are going to see more money in their paychecks in the new year. Those increases will affect an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which estimates that those bumped wages will add up to an additional $6.95 billion in pay. In addition to those 22 states, 38 cities and counties will…
