Or they may raise rates anyway, hoping to start inflation. Raising rates might push people and companies to start purchasing items that were on hold. Or more money to be earned in savings accounts that can be spent.
Or raising rates might make the dollar way too strong. Our 10 year note yield is higher than Japan and Germany by ~1.5% now. Higher rates would force more jobs overseas.
The Fed is in a bind. They need wages to go up, not interest.
Outsourcing labor has been great for manufacturers in order to get cheap labor. Immigration (all types) to the USA has kept wages in the USA down. There is a huge surplus of labor in the USA. Without wage inflation, there is no inflation. Adding another $10 an hour to the minimum wage doesn't do anything if it causes less workers to be working, or less hours worked.
We need more jobs for unskilled labor in this country, the Fed is in a confusion on how to get that started.