Sentences with phrase «impact of a minimum wage increase»

A review of studies suggests even where the impact of minimum wage increases is not «benign,» job loss evidence has to be weighed against what happens to the purchasing power of the remaining workers.

Not exact matches

For every report that proclaims the negative impacts of a proposed minimum wage increase, another exists showing its benefits.

Food is a restaurant's most expensive cost after labour, said Rilett, who anticipates another bump in prices when the minimum wage impact ripples into the price of food as farmers, processors and others also face increased costs.

Minimum wage increases across the United States will prompt Wal - Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) to adjust base salaries at 1,434 stores, impacting about a third of its U.S. locations, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.

These small businesses continue to provide six of ten jobs in B.C., and unexpected and / or sharp increases to the minimum wage can have a very real impact on their ability to do so.

It's not any one factor that concerns operators but a variety of them, including minimum wage increases, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, recent National Labor Relations Board rulings on the franchise model and much more.

Senate Republicans have not ruled out a minimum wage increase to $ 15, up from the current $ 9, but have raised questions about the impact of the hike on businesses.

Governor Cuomo has asked the Department of Labor to examine the impact of eliminating that credit while increasing minimum wage.

Discuss the outlook for and the prospective impact of an increase in the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

Among the bills to be paid is the cost to hospitals and other Medicaid providers of complying with Cuomo's increase in the state minimum wage — the impact of which keeps getting bigger.

The Senate in its one - house budget resolution did not rule out a minimum wage increase of some form, but called for a review of the impact on the state's economy.

As Senate Republicans push for an economic analysis of the impact of another increase in the state's minimum wage, supporters of the campaign for $ 15 target say there already has been an exhaustive enough look at the issue.

Senate Republicans in their one - house budget resolution have not slammed the door on a minimum wage increase, but instead have called for further analysis of the impact of the proposed $ 15 minimum wage, which would be boosted from $ 9 over the course of several years.

Flores - Lagunes guesses that the minimum wage increase will have little impact on the economies of New York and California.

He did answer a question about the lack of a minimum - wage increase in the budget: «My position is with the minimum wage let's look at the economic impact, is it really going to create jobs?»

However, the budget will also add to the cost of doing business by extending assessments on electric, natural gas and steam energy, for a total cost of nearly $ 1.5 billion, half of which will be paid by business, and by increasing the minimum wage — a measure whose impact will be felt by many business, with total cost estimates as high as $ 2 billion per year once fully implemented.

Recently settled contracts, anticipated contract settlements, and impact of 2015's $ 0.75 per hour New York State minimum wage increase are funded in the budget.

But discussions with the Senate have focused on easing the impact on upstate, including possibly settling a minimum wage of $ 12.50 or $ 13 an hour and then tying future increases to the rate of inflation so it would eventually reach $ 15 an hour, sources said.

As Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pushes for a $ 15 minimum wage in Albany budget negotiations, the experience of one business in the Bronx illustrates the impact that such an increase could have on many companies.

Regardless, the impact is significant in terms of savings potential or increased standard of living for those earning minimum wage.

The increases come after the company faced a backlash from consumers when it was revealed some franchisees cut employee benefits to offset the impact of minimum wage hikes in Ontario, which increased to $ 14 per hour from $ 11.60 — a 21 - per - cent jump — on Jan. 1.

So while the WSIB says it will phase in adjustments to help those negatively impacted by minimum wage increases, Macdonald argues the more fundamental issue is that the WSIB cuts benefits regardless of whether the injured worker has actually found a new job after an accident.

The cost impact of an increased minimum wage for Ontario employers may be great, especially for smaller to mid-sized employers, with limited resources and tight profit margins.

The actual economic impact of injury on workers «deemed» by the WSIB, showing pre-injury income, net average earnings, loss of earning (LOE) benefit (85 %), impact of deductions due to minimum wage increases, consequences for social support systems and the injured worker.