Sentences with phrase «wage hike by»

In December 2004, the Senate — then under the leadership of Majority Leader Joe Bruno — overrode a veto of a minimum wage hike by a fellow Republican, then - Gov.

franchises moved to offset Ontario's minimum wage hike by cutting paid breaks and forcing workers to cover a bigger share of their benefits.

Not exact matches

A 2016 study examining 78 years of federal minimum wage hikes in the U.S. (between 1938 and 2009) showed no correlation between those increases and job losses, even in sectors most affected by such policies.

Overall, the most damaging policy changes they named were tax hikes at 41.41 percent, followed by an increase in the minimum wage, at 31.92 percent.

Foxconn, meanwhile, has responded to the issue by hiking employee pay by 30 %, which the CEOs see as both an appropriate response to the company's mistreatment of its workers, and a sign of further wage pressures in China.

The percentages were well above 50 percent even in retail (68 percent) and hospitality (60 percent), which would be most immediately affected by any wage hike.

If the Fed were to continue hiking rates based on the current low rate of productivity growth for fear that inflation would accelerate, that would tend to keep productivity growth permanently depressed by preventing wage pressures from pushing businesses to investment in productivity boosting technologies.

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.

Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) kicked off retail earnings season last week, though its strong quarterly earnings were overshadowed by news of its wage hike.

â $ œThe preaching goes on, interrupted with dutiful â $ ˜amens.â $ ™ It would be nice if someone would read this sad - eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income inequality and the need for a hike in the minimum wage.

But the minimum wage increase backed by Assembly Democrats aligns with de Blasio's push to hike the minimum wage in the city to $ 15 by 2018, plus indexing to inflation future increases.

Without the offset of the 18 percent wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget gaps to levels that would be more difficult for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned.

The conferences led by Heastie and Flanagan do not see eye to eye on a number of key issues, including a minimum wage hike, the education investment tax credit and an effort to strengthen charter schools.

How much money will low - income workers lose by delaying the minimum wage hike to $ 9 an hour over three years — without indexing to the rate of inflation?

Clinton also called it a «modern day miracle» that Cuomo was able to get such a large wage hike through the Republican - controlled Senate by a near - unanimous vote.

Nearly 2.2 million New Yorkers will be affected by the minimum wage hikes.

(Incredibly, as reported in the Daily News, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan offered late in the legislative session to pass a minimum wage hike favored by de Blasio in exchange for the mayor's agreement to drop his opposition to the police and fire disability pension measure.

Last month, a wage board appointed by Governor Cuomo suggested a minimum wage hike for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

The savings come from reduced costs for public assistance to low - wage workers — in effect a taxpayer subsidy to large low - wage employers — and increased tax payments by workers benefiting from the wage hike.

Cuomo has not taken on a position on the Silver proposals or a similar measure that's backed by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, though has supported past wage hikes.

It's a measure that has been opposed by doctors» groups, but comes after Cuomo publicly pledged to support a host of more high - profile measures including a minimum wage hike to $ 10.10 and allowing local governments to raise the wage on their own through a state - based formula.

Cuomo was endorsed by the party last month, however, after agreeing to help Democrats retake the state Senate and back a host of liberal legislation such as a minimum wage increase as well as local control for future hikes.

Cuomo was joined by labor and community leaders in support of his proposed wage hike.

Cuomo and union officials have crisscrossed the state trying to whip up public support for including the wage hike in the state budget, which the Legislature is required to pass by April 1.

The governor said it was best to do the wage hike on the federal level in order to eliminate state - by - state competition.

Hiking the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for food - service workers would boost paychecks in the city by $ 1.3 billion a year, a new analysis by NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer found.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state labor leaders on Monday pledged a concerted campaign to boost the state's minimum wage to $ 15 over the coming years by leaning on the state Legislature for the latest hike for low - wage workers in the last several years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted small businesses won't be hurt by a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage hike due to a tax cut he's also advancing and increased consumer spending.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today said he is «cautiously optimistic» a budget deal will be in place by Friday's deadline that will include a hike to the minimum wage, the creation of a state paid family leave program, and a significant boost in education aid.

Since the governor's wage board hiked the hourly pay of tipped workers in New York by 50 percent, a growing number of restaurants are establishing «no tipping» policies.

The video then notes that a 2015 study by the conservative Empire Center found hiking the minimum wage to $ 15 - an - hour in New York — a 67 percent increase, when fully phased in — would cause a loss of as many as 200,000 jobs.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said yesterday he is «cautiously optimistic» a budget deal will be in place by Friday's deadline that will include a hike to the minimum wage, the creation of a state paid family leave program, and a significant boost in education aid.

The IDC has long argued that it can achieve more legislation important to progressives by pushing on the Republicans, including two minimum wage hikes, funding for immigrant legal services and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Wednesday cast doubt on comments by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that a minimum wage hike has not been seriously discussed during budget negotiations.

For the state government alone, pay hikes guaranteed by the Triborough Amendment have cost $ 140 million a year, even after Governor Andrew Cuomo negotiated a wage «freeze» with state unions.

GOP senators have proven more disciplined, and Cuomo has cut deals with them — pushed by the IDC, and often with Democratic votes — to pass six timely budgets and major progressive bills like minimum wage hikes, a system of paid family leave, legalization of same - sex marriage and strict gun controls.

Ron Deutsch of the Fiscal Policy Institute said the tax cut is meant to offset the damage caused to small businesses by an upcoming minimum - wage hike that's also part of the budget.

Critics of the minimum wage hike say it will hurt businesses by cutting into revenues that could, in turn, result in fewer jobs and price increases.

A wage hike is not exepcted to be a problem in the state Assembly, which is controlled by a Democratic supermajority.

He did, however, reiterate his opposition to the $ 15 - an - hour wage, saying it has «no basis in economics» and stressing that he has been approached by multiple groups and constituents urging him to vote «no» on another hourly rate hike — should one make it to the floor.

But Josh Vlasto, a spokesman fro Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said that while the governor backs a minimum wage hike, there isn't enough time for a deal by the end of June.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sixty - four percent of the nearly 100 local business owners surveyed by Assemblyman Will Barclay said they'd lay off workers if the state's minimum wage is hiked to $ 15 an hour, Barclay said Tuesday.

Felder was the only senator to vote against the spending bill that included a hike in the minimum wage to $ 15 in New York City by the end of 2018.

Of the 96 business owners who responded to the survey, 87 said they opposed the wage hike proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine said they support it, according to Barclay, R - Pulaski.

And Cuomo also made things easier for the GOP by deciding not to include an indexing measure for future minimum wage hikes that the left has been pushing very hard, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver included in his proposal last year.

He earned the unflinching admiration of progressives by battling for a hike in the minimum wage and the legalization of same - sex marriage.

The final budget, approved by state lawmakers on March 29, also extends the millionaire's tax another three years; hikes the minimum wage from $ 7.25 to $ 9 over three years; and promises $ 350 rebate checks to most middle - class families with children in 2014.

Asked by a reporter if the Senate Republicans are resigned to agreeing to some sort of a minimum wage hike as part of the budget, Flanagan balked at the word resigned.

The owner offered opportunity to a town that desperately needed it, but the looming minimum - wage hike — which raised his cost per order by as much as 77 percent — made it impossible to continue to operate there.

And if the plan doesn't fly, he can use a maneuver first developed by former Gov. David Paterson — forcing the Senate to choose between accepting the minimum - wage hike in a budget deal or shutting down state government.