Stuck here as well , the deserving of low pay .. that is a loaded discussion. Paying some one $15 an hour to flip burgers leads to mediocrity,BUT, that is my opinion. We keep hearing how America has moved into a service society but what I see is a bunch of Americans that are unwilling to bust their ass to learn a trade. Construction industry has a huge amount of openings but so many of today's youngsters feel they can walk straight into a well paying position with zero experience. If you are unwilling to take the steps to improve your lot in life than enjoy your $9 an hour job. You get out of life what you put into it and asking the government to mandate your betterment in my opinion is just lazy. The work is out there , go find it.
lots of 'loaded' discussion there, too.
My point being that many of those same jobs are 'deserving of low pay' are now being relied upon in a way they weren't a month ago. But this change in circumstance will likely influence the next discussion (whether it changes the outcome of those discussions remains to be seen). And it wont just be in regards to minimum wage, but wages in general, i suspect.
I think if we looked at a list of 'essential' jobs this time last year we'd have scoffed at some of the tasks that are proving important now. And that will carry forward.