Claim: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.
Fact-check: Benefits of minimum wage increase debated
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Nancy Badertscher
Date published: 2014-06-25T00:00:00