Sentences with phrase «wage for all workers as»

And he's also spoken of the effort to make New York the first in the nation to back the $ 15 wage for all workers as one that will have a national impact.

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Those jobs are already very well compensated, so this is acting as a wage subsidy to high - income workers, paid for by the general population.

While some startups, such as Taskrabbit, have attempted to address some of the inequity invovled in being a contract worker, for example by setting a wage floor of $ 11.20 an hour — higher than the proposed national minimum wage of $ 10.10 — and providing some discounts for health care and transportation, contractors clearly need a lot more.

New York's three - person fast food wage board voted unanimously to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers, which it defines as working in an establishment with 30 or more locations.

So as she prepared to open a larger space this February, she decided to phase out tips completely, in favor of a flat wage for her servers and a higher minimum wage for her other workers.

The federal government announced initial changes in April, scrapping an aspect of the program that allowed employers to pay foreign workers as much as 15 per cent less than the average wage for a job.

The Paycheck Fairness Act pending before Senate «punishes employers for retaliating against workers who share wage information, puts the justification burden on employers as to why someone is paid less and allows workers to sue for punitive damages of wage discrimination.»

The DOL's former head of wage enforcement, David Weil, recently suggested that weighing whether gig economy workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors is not so different than making the same determination for workers at brick - and - mortar businesses.84 Existing legal tests to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor are multifactor, fact - based exercises based on the level of control a company exerts over the workers in question.

One study by economist Elaine McCrate found that any reduction in wages associated with the benefit of flexibility is modest at best and, in fact, many jobs with greater flexibility have higher wages.137 Furthermore, the volatility of earnings for many independent contractors would offset any compensating wage differentials, because workers can not compare the value of flexibility to higher earnings when they aren't able to predict their earnings as independent contractors.138

If Fed officials view it as a ceiling, as their statements sometimes suggest, they'll likely tighten monetary policy once they hit it even if they've been missing 2 percent for years and tightening means slowing job and wage growth that has eluded too many workers in recent recoveries.

Today marks four years since since the labor movement known as the Fight for $ 15 launched, and American fast - food employees and other hourly workers are continuing to push for a living wage.

The panel's decision on minimum wage adds New York to a list of other regions, such as San Francisco and Chicago, that have sought to jack up minimum wages for fast food workers.

Economists have argued that one - time bonuses, while significant for workers living paycheck to paycheck, are not as meaningful as permanent wage increases.

By rendering «denarius» as «the usual daily wage,» the translators make it clear that the owner in the parable of the workers in the vineyard is giving all his workers what they need for survival, regardless of the time they worked (Matt.

Labor costs often amount to as much as half of the budget for a school nutrition department, but salary for cafeteria workers varies greatly, with some districts paying close to minimum wage for entry level workers, while others may pay closer to $ 15 - 20 per hour even for those workers still at first step.

In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases, and a wage system in those kinds of businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be used to buffer good and bad years for a company sharing risks and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks and rewards to an investor class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.

A row over the coalition's wavering enforcement of the national minimum wage is acting as a smokescreen for the real reason workers are being let down.

And, as always during budget talks, there's potential for legislative horse trading: Senate Republicans want to remove the Cuomo administration's ability to raise the minimum wage for a specific industry, which it used to approve a major hike for fast - food workers last year.

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

Not to be outdone, a spokesperson for the mayor shot back, «If 421 - a is simply extended as is, as some are seeking up in Albany, there will be no prevailing wage construction jobs, far fewer building service workers making prevailing wage and no progress on affordable housing for tens of thousands in desperate need.

As Clinton joined Cuomo's wage hike celebration just two weeks before the state's crucial primary election, a spokesman for Sanders chided her for not fully committing to a similar minimum wage for workers across the country.

While there are compelling reasons from the perspective of poorly paid (or unemployed) workers in eastern and southern Europe to relocate to higher wage economies in the west and north of Europe, there is little incentive for British workers to go to the post-2004 EU countries where the quality of life is lower and minimum wage is as low as # 1.36 per hour, if it exists at all.

The national living wage, restrictions on non-dom status and cutting tax relief for buy - to - let landlords were all attempts to cast the Tories as the workers» party

As part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as CroatiAs part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as Croatias Croatia.

The governor proposed having the minimum wage for all Upstate workers to hit $ 15 an hour at the same time as the fast food workers reached that rate.

Buffalo and Rochester are moving to raise the minimum wage of municipal employees to $ 15 an hour as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the wage floor for all workers.

At the January 12th membership meeting the Village Independent Democrats endorsed a letter to Speaker Christine Quinn applauding her support of the Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cWage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cwage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cwage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our city.

The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, as the bill is being called, would have wide - ranging implications for the largest development projects in New York, replacing agreements hammered out project by project with a broad standard intended to protect low - wage workers.

«As president, I will proudly stand with working families all across our country and fight for Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and provide paid family leave to every worker in America,» he said.

Cuomo's announcement came on a day of nationwide protests and rallies, as fast - food workers and other low - wage workers called for the $ 15 wage and for the right to unionize.

In the last two campaigns for governor, Hawkins pushed for a living wage for workers, a ban on fracking and a millionaires» tax - all positions that Cuomo later adopted as part of his platform.

Martins» legislation mandates that any developer receiving the 421 - a abatement would have to pay workers the prevailing wage for projects with more than 50 units where less that 50 percent of the units are priced as affordable.

Companies hired for public works projects in the state are required to pay their workers what's known as a prevailing wage, which is a minimum rate set by the state based on factors like region.

Diaz, the entire Bronx Council delegation, along with members of the Northwest Bronx Comnunity and Clergy Coalition and the city's biggest retail workers union, fought for living wage jobs as part of a Community Benefits agreement with the developer, the Related Companies, but a deal couldn't be worked out.

If 421a is simply extended as - is, as some are seeking up in Albany, there will be no prevailing wage construction jobs, far fewer building service workers making prevailing wage and no progress on affordable housing for tens of thousands in desperate need.

This ballot is all about fighting for a # 10 per hour minimum wage, and the need for McDonald's to recognise their workers» right to form a trade union, as employees of the company.

Two trade groups representing Chinese and Korean nail salons plan to sue the Cuomo administration over the new requirement that they purchase wage bonds as security for any unpaid wages, following a high - profile report of alleged worker abuse and exploitation.

Cuomo touted the reforms done to explored workers laws, the measure he approved for pay card regulations as well as his support for airport workers and the wage hike for tipped workers.

But Stewart - Cousins, in the statement, also backed a prevailing wage provision for both construction workers as well as for service workers.

At 11 a.m., as the governor's wage board holds its third public hearing, workers and advocates will call on the Wage Board to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for the 230,000 tipped workers in New York State, Mahoney State Office Building, Hearing Room Part 6, 65 Court St., Buffwage board holds its third public hearing, workers and advocates will call on the Wage Board to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for the 230,000 tipped workers in New York State, Mahoney State Office Building, Hearing Room Part 6, 65 Court St., BuffWage Board to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for the 230,000 tipped workers in New York State, Mahoney State Office Building, Hearing Room Part 6, 65 Court St., Buffwage for the 230,000 tipped workers in New York State, Mahoney State Office Building, Hearing Room Part 6, 65 Court St., Buffalo.

As expected, lawyers for the National Retaurant Association have filed a court challenge to the Cuomo administration's plan to increase the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour through an administrative order that circumvented the Legislature.

The state Labor Department is downplaying the likelihood that jobs might be lost as the result of a pending wage hike for fast food workers.

As lawmakers and the governor push for a $ 15 minimum wage in New York, home care workers say New York's Medicaid spending needs to be increased in order to pay increased wages.

Workers are also calling for a fair # 10 per hour minimum wage, less insecure working hours, acceptable working conditions and the recognition of their right to form a trade union as employees of the company.

The proposal comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo in recent months has pushed for a broader minimum wage increase and through executive authority hiked the wage for workers in the fast - food industry as well as state and SUNY employees.

As Cuomo and Democrats press for a $ 15 minimum wage in New York by 2021, the split between workers and companies over the issue is growing.

A large turnout for yesterday's Ithaca Common Council meeting bore witness to a historic moment for laborers in Tompkins County as the city, joining with the Town of Ithaca, chose to support a living wage for all workers in the county.

Cuomo has formed a campaign coalition named in honor of his late father to push for a $ 15 minimum wage after taking executive action this past summer to gradually increase the wage for SUNY and state workers as well as fast - food employees.

In the summer, and as Cuomo's feud with liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio erupted into public view, Cuomo convened a wage board at the Department of Labor to study a minimum wage hike for workers in the fast - food industry.

At 9 a.m., Walmart workers, clergy, and supporters fast outside the estate of Alice Walton, whose family owns half of Walmart, as part of a national day of action to «demonstrate the hunger crisis for Walmart workers and their families that are struggling to put food on the table this holiday season,» and protest for a $ 15 - an - hour minim wage, 515 Park Ave., Manhattan.