Sentences with phrase «higher than the state minimum»

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 occupation.

If you choose to buy liability coverage that is higher than the state minimum of 25/50/25 — a good idea, we think — you no longer have the option of declining uninsured and underinsured motorist bodily injury coverage.

I explained how I came to the number I did, which was 25 % higher than my stated minimum and 40 % higher than the starting salary.

Not exact matches

Numerous cities, such as Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle also have minimum wages higher than either their state or federal wage floors.

(Some states and municipalities have their own minimum wage requirements which are higher than the federal minimum.)

Numerous cities, such as Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, have minimum wages higher than either their state or federal wage floors.

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.

Nineteen states, including Oregon, already provide a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum.

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.

Several states have set their minimum wage rates at a higher level than the federal rate, including California, which has a current rate of $ 10 per hour.

This is much higher than the minimum requirements — Prosper only requires a minimum credit score of 640 and at least $ 1 in stated annual income (other requirements apply).

The mayor also called on the state to pass minimum wage legislation so the pay is higher than federal standards.

Hundreds of low - wage workers and advocates descended upon Albany today to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it to inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

This summer, Cuomo has announced support for raising the state minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour, a number President Obama called for nationally, and allowing localities to set the wage 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

The Quinnipiac poll found that 78 % of those surveyed think the state's minimum wage should be higher than the current $ 7.25 an hour, with more than half saying it should be increased to over $ 8.50 cents an hour.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has pushed the State to allow municipalities to set their own minimum wages, especially New York City, where the cost of living is much higher than the rest of the sState to allow municipalities to set their own minimum wages, especially New York City, where the cost of living is much higher than the rest of the statestate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

At the time, Cuomo appeared to agree to back the mayor's proposal to allow the city to raise its minimum wage up to 30 percent higher than the state's (as well as other WFP - backed policies and a Democratic takeover of the state Senate).

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.

According to the broadband fund announcement from Cuomo's office, despite the state's investment of $ 70 million in broadband upgrades — touted in the release as higher than any other state's — 1.1 million New Yorkers still can't purchase internet service that meets the state's minimum requirement of at least 6.5 Mbps in download speed.

During the 2015 — 16 school year, 63 % of unified and high school districts supplemented the state minimum with an additional year of math, although larger districts with more than 20,000 students were somewhat less likely to do so.

Applauding the best fiscal outlook for state government in more than a decade, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst reported Wednesday the minimum funding guarantee for schools next year is likely to be $ 8 billion higher than current spending.

During his speech, Bush challenged critics and stood up for the standards, saying «In my view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms... [And] For those states choosing a path other than the Common Core, I say this: Aim even higher, be bolder, raise standards and ask more of our students and the system.»

The state added that although its school system practice is much higher than minimum requirements in rule, it concedes that NCTQ's analysis is factually correct according to published rule / statute.

- Examine vehicle to determine if additional safety or service work is required - Advise Manager if additional work is needed - Document all work performed as soon as job is completed - Attend factory sponsored training classes and keep abreast of factory technical bulletins - Understand and follow federal, state and local regulations such as disposal of hazardous wastes - Ensure that vehicles are kept clean - Perform all other duties as assigned - Follow all company safety policies and procedures & immediately report any and all accidents to Manager or Supervisor REQUIREMENTS: - High School Diploma or equivalent - ASE Certification preferred - Automotive Technician - Minimum 2 years previous experience - Excellent driving record - Self - motivated with ability to perform quality work with efficiency - All applicants must be authorized to work in the USA - All applicants must have the ability to pass pre-employment testing to include background checks, MVR, drug test, and valid driver's license - All applicants must perform duties and responsibilities in a safe manner - Ability to read & comprehend instructions and information - Personal & Professional Integrity - Desire for long - term employment If you're looking to work in a progressive environment with a rapidly growing organization, than we have a position available for you.

While others may show up with little more than a flashlight and a copy of the state minimum standards, our certified inspectors will arrive on - site with an arsenal of high - tech equipment and the determination to go the extra mile, ensuring that your property will be a safe place for you and your family as well as providing peace of mind during the often stressful home buying process.

This is much higher than the minimum requirements — Prosper only requires a minimum credit score of 640 and at least $ 1 in stated annual income (other requirements apply).

If you're relatively young with a high income, and they see a lot of potential for your portfolio to grow, some firms will take you on with even less than their stated minimum.

While these minimums may seem high, they are actually significantly lower than the requirements in many states.

@BrianHall: To be clear, the numbers you give are in line with many state minimums for liability coverage, but most car insurance companies do push higher coverage limits (commonly 250K / 500K / 100K for per person / per incident person cap / per incident property damage), and the incremental cost of the higher coverage is often much less than the cost of the basic coverage (it's not paid out often, and electing it demonstrates responsibility, which they like in their insured).

Diets that include ground bones might contain actual levels of certain minerals, including phosphorus, that are significantly higher than the minimum value stated on the label, she said.

Had these allowances sold at the minimum auction price, they would have brought in more than $ 990 million in total revenue — $ 550 million of which was due to be delivered to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to support high - speed rail and other state projects.

It certainly doesn't apply to a slab of pure silicon, which readily absorbs radiation, of higher frequency than the band gap energy; but it can not then re-emit those same energies, because silicon is an indirect gap semiconductor, and the minimum energy gap does not occur at the same momentum state, so such transitions are generally prohibited.

If the aggregate par value — the number of stock shares times the par value — is greater than $ 100,000, or if more than 5,000 shares of stock without par value are used, then the state's filing fee is higher than the minimum filing fee assessed to corporations.

FUTA taxes are in any case de minimus because state unemployment taxes are a credit against federal unemployment taxes dollar for dollar except for a very small minimum per employee FUTA tax (0.6 % of the first $ 7,000 per year of wages for each employee, for a maximum FUTA tax of $ 42 per year per employee in most cases), because state unemployment taxes are almost always higher than federal FUTA taxes.

Commercial vehicles must also carry a minimum amount of liability coverage, which is established by state regulations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is higher than for personal vehicles.

You can usually opt to purchase limits higher than the minimum set by your state.

If you want the minimum coverage required by your state, your quote will be less expensive than it would be if you wanted higher limits of liability with added comprehensive and collision coverage.

The more coverage you have the less likely you are to run into this issue, which is why most agents recommend liability limits at least one step higher than the minimum required to be legal in your state.

Additional coverage types and higher coverage amounts provide more protection than the state's minimum requirements, which may or may not be enough to cover the full costs of an accident.

So, without evening considering all the many other factors that determine your rates (which we'll get to in a minute) cheap car insurance in a state with high minimums (like, say, New Jersey) is going to look very different than cheap car in a state with lower minimums (like Iowa).

This is much higher than most state minimum limits, meaning those drivers can expect to pay more.

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While these minimums may seem high, they are actually significantly lower than the requirements in many states.

Tennessee are higher than a handful of other states» minimum requirements, but nonetheless, the limits are too small to adequately cover most drivers.

Note that these amounts are higher — double in some cases — than the minimum liability requirements of many other states.