Arkansas coffee shop says it pays employees 'livable wage'

ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas company says it is the first-ever to be recognized for paying its employees a "livable wage."

Onyx Coffee Lab announced in a news release that they have received the highest certification from Living Wage for US, a third-party nonprofit helping businesses reach living wages for their employees.

People living in Washington County should be making $23.22 and people in Benton County $25.05 according to the Living Wage for Us map below.

The wage takes into consideration the "basic cost of living in the area where the business operates, ensuring that employe...