releases: https://roskam.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/american-employers-announce-reinvestment-employees-and-economy
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| https://roskam.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/american-employers-announce-reinvestment-employees-and-economy | American employers announce reinvestment in employees and economy | 2017-12-22 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Republican | House | IL | Peter Roskam | R000580 | roskam.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. One after another, some of our nations largest job providers are announcing increased investments in the American economy, increases in minimum wage and substantive bonuses as a result of the passage of theTax Cuts and Jobs Act. Businesses large and small are praising the passage of this historic bill that will provide a much-needed economic boost to this country. On the day the tax bill was passed, the following companies announced their intentions to reinvest in their employees and the American economy: Fifth-Third Bancorp announced a plan to raise its minimum hourly wage for all employees to $15/hour and distribute a one-time bonus of $1,000 for more than 13,500 employees following passage of theTax Cuts and Jobs Act. Wells Fargo announced a plan to raise its minimum wage to $15/hour and target $400 million in 2018 philanthropic contributions. AT&T announced that it will give 200,000 employees a $1,000 raise once the bill is signed into law. In addition, the company plans to keep its promise to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States. Comcast is reporting to give $1,000 bonuses to more than 100K eligible frontline and non-executive employees and invest $50 billion over the next five years in infrastructure based on the passage of tax reform. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |