Sentences with phrase «dollar minimum wage»

He was there with me as we fought for and won a fifteen - dollar minimum wage, paid family leave, free tuition through the Excelsior Scholarship, and as we invest in our public transit system's infrastructure.

He also ridiculed di Blasio when di Blasio began talking about a 15 dollar minimum wage.

She doesn't support the $ 15 dollar minimum wage which upstate Democrats want.

Not exact matches

In today's dollar terms, the federal minimum wage, which was last increased in 2009, hasn't gone up since 1969, business experts say.

The dollar values the CCPA suggests for the minimum wage are significantly below the 60 % threshold, so the report somewhat ignores its own advice.

In today's dollars, the minimum wage from 1968, which was $ 1.60 an hour, would be worth $ 10.56.

That dollar amount mirrors the San Francisco minimum wage, company spokeswoman Jamie Viggiano says, which is among the highest metropolitan minimum wages in the nation.

In today's dollars, the current federal minimum wage offers 30 percent less purchasing power than it did in 1968, according to NELP.

After being charged with not paying workers minimum wage and with falsifying documents, a Papa John's franchisee was ordered to pay half a million dollars and serve 60 days in jail.

«I just don't know how Uber can argue with a straight face that as a $ 40 billion dollar company it can't afford to insure its drivers, pay minimum wage or pay overtime, or be reimbursed for their expenses.

Studies have shown that every dollar increase for a minimum - wage worker results in $ 2,800 in new consumer spending by household, and of the 13 states that have increased the minimum wage since 2014, including New York, all but one experienced employment growth.»

Two - thirds of the minimum wage workers, who are earning an average across this country of five dollars and fifty cents an hour (they're in this hotel today, and you'll pass them in the hall over and over again), are single mothers with three children.

Under the law, an employer may take a credit against its minimum wage obligation and pay a reduced minimum wage to certain «tipped employees» (i.e. individuals who have regular customer interaction and receive more than $ 30 dollars per month in tips).

Attorneys for cheerleaders maintain that their clients» effective pay has been about $ 3 dollars per hour, which is less than half of the federal minimum wage of $ 7.25 per hour.

Comment: In 2001, when the NPP took office, the minimum wage was 5500 old Ghana Cedis (dollar equivalent of $ 0.8).

They know you can't support a family on the minimum wage,» he said, as supporters chanted «15 dollars, 15 dollars» at the Solvay - Geddes Community Youth Center.

«And his persistent work against wage theft by employers violating laws for prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime, has recovered millions of dollars that have made a huge difference for many low - income workers in the state.

«The president came out and said that he is proposing a minimum wage at nine dollars.

The governor and the legislature agreed to a three year phase in of an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and a $ 650 million dollar tax cut package, also to be fully effective in three years.

On a host of other issues, Anderson lists noticeably to the right of Nader, despite praiseworthy planks such as raising the minimum wage to ten dollars per hour and slashing the Pentagon budget by 50 percent.

DeFrancisco is now being called the «Six Million Dollar Man» in a digital campaign that pastes his face and estimated worth in banner ads across Facebook and other websites, and claims that a vote to raise the minimum wage would help nearly 100,000 central New Yorkers.

We got a billion - dollar tax cut to go with it... delays in some of the (minimum wage) implementation.

We're not only giving minimum wage workers the raise they deserve — we're putting real dollars back into the pockets of families who really need it,» said Senate Majority Coalition Co-Leader Jeffrey Klein in a statement.

At 1:30 p.m., 1,000 low - wage workers and advocates will descend on Albany to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it for inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $ 10.50 with an additional dollar per hour for New York City workers was met with criticism from both the left and the right.

Governor Aregbesola put it all in devastating statistics, saying that all Nigeria's ballyhooed «petro - dollar» wealth amounted to was a mere N8, 000 a month, if you share the current oil output among its 140 million citizens — N10, 000 less than the national minimum wage!

The factional NLC leader stated, was demanding N90, 000 national minimum wage based on the current exchange rate, noting that should the exchange rate go above N500 per dollar, NLC would demand for more than N90, 000.

Offering a billion - dollar tax cut and assurances that New York City would not be stuck with a $ 250 million Medicaid bill, Gov. Andrew Cuomo inched closer to presenting an on - time budget with one major issue seemingly standing in his way — an increase in the minimum wage.

$ 15 dollar an hour as minimum wage phased in over 5 or more years is not crazy, in fact polling here in NY show it to be quite popular, besides when and if it passes the legislature it most likely won't be as high as $ 15 an hour.

«We have to be mindful if we're going to make them pay $ 15 for a minimum wage, and they're relying exclusively on Medicaid dollars, it just makes sense to raise the cap and the reimbursement rate for Medicaid.»

Living what appears to be a very unrewarding life on a minimum wage income in the US or Europe still leaves you with enough money to support your family (including parents, adult brothers and sisters, etc.) because a dollar goes a long way in Central America (or Africa).

Greg Biryla, with the pro business group Unshackle Upstate, said earlier in the year that the program would be «particularly burdensome» for small employers who are already faced with high workers compensation costs, and for some, a phase in of a $ 15 dollar an hour minimum wage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a statewide minimum wage of $ 10.50, with an extra dollar for New York City at $ 11.50.

He says small businesses are already «underwater» from high worker's compensation costs, taxes, and the new measure by the Cuomo administration to phase in a $ 15 dollar an hour minimum wage.

The Independent Democratic Conference is happy to put its record of accomplishments — a $ 15 minimum wage, a $ 10 million dollar immigrant legal defense fund and the strongest paid family leave program in the nation — against the do nothing Working Families Party,» she said.

They get a check from the government, they're not paying taxes, it's a billion dollars a year, it goes to them, so they're earning above the minimum wage.»

South Africa government has disclosed its plan to commence the payment of a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month by next year.

Hawkins said Cuomo's fundraising is why he has favored corporate interests over the needs of workers, attacking teachers and unions, impeding efforts to make the minimum wage a living wage, and largely ignoring wage theft which costs low - income workers in NYC alone an estimated billion dollars a year.

Singing «We Shall Not Be moved», clergy from a variety of religious faiths gathered at the Capitol's million dollar staircase to urge Governor Cuomo to use his influence to convince the Senate to approve an increase in the state's minimum wage before the session ends next week.

Servers would be paid a dollar less if they make significantly more than the minimum wage when tips are factored in.

On the controversial issue of raising the minimum hourly wage in New York State to $ 15, Astorino said it «will definitely put businesses out of business,» and added, «Fifteen dollars an hour is a completely arbitrary number with real negative impacts.»

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced new compromise legislation on Friday that would require only companies receiving direct subsidies from the city to pay employees the so - called living wage, which is a few dollars more than the minimum wage.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today called for the state's minimum wage to jump to $ 10.50 an hour and the city's minimum wage to rise a dollar higher, thrilling progressives who long pushed the governor to hike wages in the city and state.

Green Party candidate and café owner Matt Funiciello said he would raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour.

if one naira is equals to one dollar one can say that Nigeria worker are well paid, with # 18000 minimum wage.

Magee also praised the state's plan to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to 15 dollars an hour but said it should be extended to all workers.

Governor Cuomo, who's been campaigning for a phased in fifteen dollars an hour minimum wage, said recently he thinks that the increase does not have to be part of the state budget.

«In 1968 I worked at McDonald's... the minimum wage was a Hot Wheel an hour — that's what it was you got one dollar — one Hot Wheel an hour,» Leno adds.

The tool outlay (price of a fully furnished mechanics tool set, and box), could, and probably will run into the 10s of 1,000 s of dollars, and in the end of the week, you are only guaranteed minimum wage for all hours worked, and yes, it does get that bad.

Statistics Canada says the average minimum wage in 2013 was almost identical to the 1975 minimum wage, in constant dollars.