Sentences with phrase «higher minimum wage in the state»

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Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

Although some states have set higher benchmarks than federal law requires, minimum wage in the US is $ 7.25 an hour.

With cities like Seattle raising minimum wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per hour, in Seattle and Washington), minimum wage gaps» effect on competition and employment is becoming an issue across the country.

The state's lawmakers passed legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $ 8 an hour to $ 11, the highest minimum wage in the country.

Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois, is quite right to veto that $ 15 minimum wage, it's just much too high for the conditions in the state.

The federal minimum wage is $ 7.25 per hour, but 30 states and the District of Columbia have higher state minimum wages that go as high as $ 11 in Washington state, and $ 11.50 in the District of Columbia, according to Lordan and Neumark.

However, hikes in minimum wages in a number of states and reports that prominent companies are having to offer higher pay to attract workers may start to show up in wage statistics in the months ahead.

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In the particular mentioned example of federal vs. state (vs. local) minimum wages, the most restrictive (highest) minimum wage in a given jurisdiction would applIn the particular mentioned example of federal vs. state (vs. local) minimum wages, the most restrictive (highest) minimum wage in a given jurisdiction would applin a given jurisdiction would apply.

Koppell had been pushing for a more progressive agenda including a higher minimum wage and public financing of campaigns, passage of the Dream Act, which would allow students in the country illegally access to state financial aid, along with all 10 points of the Women's Equality Agenda, which includes a contentious abortion plank.

Senior state Democrats who have known Cuomo for decades told The Post that a speech in Buffalo last week was proof positive that the governor, once widely described as a political centrist, is seeking to use his Bernie Sanders - like «progressive» agenda of the nation's highest minimum wage and a costly family leave mandate as a springboard to the presidency.

Both Governor Cuomo and the Assembly have proposed measures to raise New York State's minimum wage, including a higher minimum wage level for New York City in the... (read more)

A new coalition is pushing for a higher minimum wage - at least in some parts of the state.

Prior to holding a rally at the Cohoes high school, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held an event in New York City with Governor Cuomo and top state Democratic lawmakers, to celebrate the state's passage of an increase to the state's minimum wage.

The three members of a state board meeting in Albany to consider minimum wage increases for New York's fast - food workers say salaries should rise, though they haven't immediately determined how high and when.

In the State of the City address he is delivering right now in the Morris High School campus in the Bronx, Bloomberg sides with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — going so far as to mention the Manhattan Democrat by name — in the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New YorIn the State of the City address he is delivering right now in the Morris High School campus in the Bronx, Bloomberg sides with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — going so far as to mention the Manhattan Democrat by name — in the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New Yorin the Morris High School campus in the Bronx, Bloomberg sides with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — going so far as to mention the Manhattan Democrat by name — in the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New Yorin the Bronx, Bloomberg sides with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — going so far as to mention the Manhattan Democrat by name — in the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New Yorin the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New Yorin New York.

When a small business owner said the state's mandated increase in a minimum wage could hurt her operation, he said the higher pay should help the overall economy by giving people more spendable income.

Increased minimum wage will stifle job growth because companies will not be willing to move their businesses to the state due to the high taxes in different forms, he said.

It is just not possible to live on the current minimum wage — especially not in high cost areas of the state.

He was decidedly muted, however, in his comments about the minimum wage, which won't be fully phased in upstate (everywhere outside Westchester) for years, reaching $ 12.50 in five years and then moving into a nebulous place where the state budget director — a gubernatorial appointee — has the sole discretion in deciding whether the economy is strong enough to handle going higher.

Cuomo's proposal would give New York the highest state minimum wage in the country — and it exceeds Barack Obama's previous goal of a $ 10.10 federal minimum wage when, as he proposed, it took effect at year's end.

Cuomo proposes that since the cost of living is higher in New York City than elsewhere in the state, the city have its own minimum wage: $ 11.50, compared to $ 10.50 elsewhere in the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Vice President Joseph Biden Thursday at a rally in New York City to push for a higher minimum wage across the state.

Supporters and opponents of a $ 15 minimum wage in New York are blasting reports that Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers have reached a compromise that could stretch out the phase in period, and exempt farmers from the higher pay requirements.

The board was appointed by Cuomo when Republicans in the New York State Senate did not agree to raise the minimum wage any higher than the current phased - in increase, which will bring the minimum wage to $ 9 an hour by the end of this year.

She and Wilkinson, who also lives in Syracuse, are among an estimated 18,500 low - wage workers in Onondaga County expected to get raises on Dec. 31 because of the state's higher minimum wage, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute.

In New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the minimum wage would be higher than the rest of the state, at $ 12.50 at the end of 2016 and $ 15.00 two years later.

«Mainly the economy, high cost of seafood, demand,» the business wrote in a post on the social media site, «And to be honest there is no way we could pay the high minimum wage that is coming and mandatory 3 months paid sick leave - this state is going in the wrong direction for small businesses - that's the main reasons.»

Income inequality hasn't been one of Governor Andrew Cuomo's top concerns, but on Sunday he announced that he wants to make New York the state with the highest minimum wage in the country.

We should aim higher, as several states and large cities are doing, as well as making sure that the minimum wage is automatically adjusted in the future to prevent inflation from eroding its value.

Supporters and opponents of a $ 15 minimum wage in New York are blasting reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers have reached a compromise that could stretch out the phase in period, and exempt farmers from the higher pay requirements.

Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos, whose party will control the Senate in January, says while he thinks the state's gradual increase of the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour next year is good enough, he's willing to at least discuss raising it even higher.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced plans to give all state workers a minimum wage of $ 15 an hour, making New York the first state in the nation to set pay for its public - sector employees that high.

That comment was a direct rebuttal to Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City, who had suggested in his 2014 State of the City address that he would ask the legislature for permission to set a higher minimum wage.

«We thought the minimum wage... was important to put in the budget, because we think that it ultimately has budget implications... We think that the extra income generated by the minimum wage payments will lead to higher sales taxes for the state and a more stable economic environment for the state in which the whole fiscal plan unfolds.»

If approved by the State Legislature, the proposal would make New York's minimum wage among the highest in the country.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that in his State of the State he will propose making the minimum wage in New York among the highest in the country.

New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio first proposed the idea of allowing individual cities in New York to set their own minimum wage higher than the state's current $ 8 an hour.

I think we have to be mindful of the fact that we actually have raised the minimum wage — we're one of the ten highest states in the country already.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo called for a higher minimum wage in January, but the Republican - controlled state Senate blocked the measure.

Advocates for a higher minimum wage in New York plan to rally Monday at the state Capitol, where they say lawmakers also want a pay hike.

A New York state Senator will join community groups in Ulster County Friday afternoon to call for a higher minimum wage.

De Blasio, and some his Democratic supporters in the State Senate, maintain the city should have the autonomy to raise taxes on its highest earners, as part of the mayor's broader plan to fund universal pre-K, and that the city should also have the authority to raise the minimum wage for city workers.

But in the state's capital, many are hoping that ongoing movement will translate into the city's ability to set its own higher minimum wage — even if it's not as much as $ 15 an hour.

A Wage Board could also be used to institute a minimum wage in New York City that is higher than the state minimum, because the law allows a board to raise inadequate pay by locality as well as by occupatWage Board could also be used to institute a minimum wage in New York City that is higher than the state minimum, because the law allows a board to raise inadequate pay by locality as well as by occupatwage in New York City that is higher than the state minimum, because the law allows a board to raise inadequate pay by locality as well as by occupation.

Lawmakers should pass a $ 15 minimum wage for every worker in the state, including tip workers, with indexing and home rule for local governments that want to set a higher minimum wage in their jurisdictions.»

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.

In his state budget proposal, Cuomo for the first time would create a separate, higher minimum wage for New York City.

A group of Long Island Democrats have petitioned Gov. Cuomo to have a higher state minimum wage in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, not just New York City.