Sentences with phrase «minimum wage plan»

But it's the minimum wage plan that is sure to draw the most attention, not only in New York, but also nationally.

The group also advanced a $ 15 minimum wage plan, but Klein embraced a slower and lower phase in as a bow to upstate's economy, he said.

Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo successfully advocated for the passage of a $ 15 minimum wage plan with the help of major labor unions and a nonprofit they created called The Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice.

Cuomo's spokeswoman released a statement calling de Blasio's $ 15 minimum wage plan a «non-starter» and saying that the rail yards, partially owned by the state - controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was not available for short - term development.

Governor Cuomo Signs $ 15 Minimum Wage Plan and 12 Week Paid Family Leave Policy into Law, April 4, 2016, Accessed Oct. 10, 2016

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday morning signed legislation enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage plan and a 12 - week paid family leave policy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been avoiding Albany and the state Capitol like the plague, choosing instead to hit the road in a customized RV to push his statewide $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage plan — a tour paid for by an outside registered lobbying group, the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice.

The $ 15 minimum wage plan is hitting a roadblock in the state Senate, where the GOP conference says it's unlikely to support the target figure.

Unshackle Upstate is a vocal opponent of the governor's minimum wage plan, which they say disproportionately affects small businesses.

On Monday, after getting the greenlight from the state legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally signed two of his most carefully - watched initiatives into law, enacting a statewide $ 15 minimum wage plan and 12 - week paid family leave policy.

The idea is to take the RV across the state in coming weeks to try to drum up support for his minimum wage plan.

The CBI and the Institute of Directors warned that the minimum wage plans would hit growth and increase the burden on business.

Not exact matches

She has slashed the cabinet in half, raised the minimum wage and announced plans to double the province's carbon tax over the next two years, the first such change in nearly a decade.

He told CNBC about the specific details of his growth plan: «We (have) a strong social program because it is our program now and it has to be credible to Greece society so there's an increase in the minimum wage and return of collective bargaining.»

I often say that if selling was so easy we'd be paying high school students minimum wage to do it instead of investing millions in training and methodology development, not to mention incentivizing our sales teams with highly leveraged, lucrative compensation plans.

Most of these organizations don't offer health insurance, retirement plans or pay equivalent to the minimum wage.

To try and secure the deal, the government announced an austerity plan to raise taxes and slash US$ 20 billion in public spending — including cuts to social welfare and public jobs, and a lowering of the minimum wage.

He may have to develop one: Ted Kennedy told NPR this morning he plans to offer legislation to make the minimum wage a «living wage» — which would come out to some $ 9.50 an hour.

The association conducted a survey ahead of Ontario's minimum wage raise implementation and the vast majority of respondents said they planned to increase prices in some way.

The plan did not specify what the minimum wage would be raised to, but said it would be equivalent to what it was in 1981, once indexed for inflation.

Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ford's promises to cut corporate taxes and halt a planned minimum wage hike set to take effect next year show he doesn't stand up for the average person, despite what he says.

Ontario's economic development minister said the province has already cut the small business tax rate to help ease the transition to a higher minimum wage, but said Ford's plan favours those who are already among the most profitable in the province.

It compelled me to justify myself, to explain to my interrogators how I planned to live in New York City on so little — less than minimum wage after accounting for the cost of my uniform and unpaid training time.

Twenty - six percent of employers said they plan to hire minimum wage workers this year.

The government of Canada's most populous province plans to increase the minimum wage 32 percent to C$ 15 ($ 12) an hour by the end of 2018.

A mere $ 2.50 of the planned minimum wage increase from from $ 7.25 to $ 12.00, let alone $ 15 equals the entire EITC boondoggle of a program, but doesn't rob the middle class tax payer.

During this period the Government of Alberta introduced a $ 15 minimum wage; appointed a gender - balanced Cabinet; replaced a system of regressive flat taxes with a progressive income tax system; laid out a responsible fiscal plan that rejected austerity; implemented an ambitious jobs plan; reformed the royalty system; ended predatory lending practices while strengthening the credit union system and ATB, Alberta's publicly - owned bank; and implemented a climate change leadership plan — among many other important reforms.

Another Voice: Minimum - wage plan for fast - food workers addresses a serious statewide problem The Buffalo News Stephanie A. Miner August 12, 2015

Wells Fargo is among a smaller group that has also pledged a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage following the tax plan's passage.

As a result, Target, which plans to hire 100,000 seasonal workers this year, is raising its minimum wage to $ 11 an hour beginning next month.

Earlier today the provincial government announced plans to increase B.C.'s minimum wage in two stages over the next year and a half, bringing the minimum wage rate to $ 11.25 (from $ 10.45) by next September.

Over the next two years, several states plan to raise statutory minimum wage rates, adding to the upward pressure on wages.

With support from the White House for a higher federal minimum wage, as well as two plans from congressional Democrats to hike the federal floor to $ 12 and $ 15 an hour by 2020, expect the wage debate to intensify in 2016 on the presidential campaign trail.

Recent measures such as changes to the Canada Pension Plan, the rollback of planned cuts to Employment Insurance premiums, the introduction of carbon levies and cap - and - trade programs, and significant minimum wage hikes in Ontario and Alberta have a cumulative impact on investment returns and business competitiveness.

Additionally, the company offers a $ 15 - per - hour minimum wage, profit sharing, health and dental benefits, with plans to increase the company's workforce and open a new facility in the next 14 months.

DiNapoli said his office also has questions about the timing of the governor's plan to raise the hourly minimum wage of state workers $ 15 an hour in order to set an example for his push for a statewide hike to that level.

But the pension plan as submitted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in the budget itself, while the minimum wage measure, for now, is a standalone item introduced yesterday.

Meanwhile, de Blasio insisted Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains on board with a plan to allow local governments to increase the state's minimum wage on its own, based on a state formula even after the governor maneuvered to alter an initial proposal for pre-Kindergarten in New York City that took the idea statewide.

Nevertheless, lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared close to an agreement on increasing the state's minimum wage in the $ 154 billion spending plan with the eventual goal of hitting $ 15.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos indicated today that he was open to a gradual increase in the state's minimum wage, but was opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan that would increase it immediately from $ 7.25 to $ 8.75.

The Assembly plans to approve its one - house budget next week, which will also include an unspecified minimum wage increase.

The plan would also increase the wages of home health aides over the next six years so their pay is above the statewide minimum wage.

The agreement for workers» compensation in the budget was key for business organizations that had reeled over last year's spending plan that included a minimum wage agreement setting the floor at $ 15 over the next several years and a paid family leave program.

Officials were already pitching the plan as a continuation of Cuomo's «progressive» agenda for New York, which the governor counts as including a sharp rise in the minimum wage, the marriage equality law and stronger gun control provisions known as the SAFE Act.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to have it his way with New York's fast - food industry — and restaurant owners aren't loving it.Franchise owners say they're considering a lawsuit against Cuomo's plan to raise the minimum wage in their eateries to $ 15 an hour,...

The governor called state lawmakers who oppose his plan to gradually increase the state's minimum wage from $ 9 to $ 15 «pure hypocrites.»

Cuomo's $ 145 billion budget plan, which he first laid out in January, calls for a gradual hike in the state's minimum wage, which currently sits at $ 9 an hour.

But O'Mara, who opposes a $ 15 minimum wage, said he was miffed that Cuomo has suggested imposing wage boards to raise the wage for certain sectors if the Legislature doesn't agree to his plan.

Since then, Cuomo has increasingly emphasized liberal policy concerns, pushing successfully for a $ 15 minimum wage phased in downstate, as well as a plan that provides free tuition to public colleges.

Staff are also furious over pay levels, where coastguard watch assistants, who actively participate in search planning and other duties in response to 999 calls, only earn the national minimum wage.