Everyone got a raise to them same amount, lost my higher pay than the newer employees
This is one effect of rising minimum wages: compression of lower pay tiers. The new employees might have been offered a lower starting rate than the result of your raise, but your employer did not have that option as a matter of law.
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Everyone got a raise to them same amount, lost my higher pay than the newer employees

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This is one effect of rising minimum wages: compression of lower pay tiers. The new employees might have been offered a lower starting rate than the result of your raise, but your employer did not have that option as a matter of law.