Sentences with phrase «wage hike on»

Starting in 2019, the budget director would review the effects of a minimum wage hike on the state's economy and determine whether or not the increases should be temporarily suspended.

Money is tight: Cuomo is already trying to squeeze more money from the state's Medicaid program to make up for the potentially higher costs of a minimum wage hike on government contractors, and has agreed to pick up $ 485 million for CUNY that he had previously planned to shift to New York City.

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

Cuomo says after the first three years, there would be a pause to analyze the effects of the wage hike on the economies of those regions.

Not exact matches

While some workers may lose their job after the minimum wage increase (more on that in a minute), a very large number of workers will see an important pay hike, and that will loop back into the economy.

The increase takes effect next month and will cost $ 300 million on top of wage hikes that were already planned.

Most recently, the group accused RBI of failing to help Ontario franchisees offset a roughly 20 per cent increase to the minimum wage with a 10 per cent price hike on all menu items.

The memo, which was sent to store managers earlier this month, offers insight into the impact of minimum wage hikes in 21 states due to come into effect on or around Jan. 1, 2015.

The hike, which will begin to take effect on July 1, nods to President Obama's agenda to make the federal minimum wage $ 10.10.

Oral arguments on the preliminary injunction to prevent Seattle's minimum wage hike start today.

La Fleche also said the hike in Ontario's minimum wage to $ 14 an hour in January had an impact on Metro's results, although it controlled expenses as much as possible to offset the impact.

«To have the lack of more substantial wage gains at this point probably helps to alleviate some of the immediacy on the four - interest - rate - hikes - in - 2018 question,» said Hamrick, the Bankrate.com analyst.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

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.

Buffalo Wings, for instance, implemented price increases on alcohol in the third quarter to help offset hourly wage hikes and other rising costs such as health insurance in states such as California and New York.

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.

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.

The 20 - year - old has reportedly stalled on signing a new contract at Anfield — with his current deal due to expire at the end of next season — as he holds out for a wage hike of # 150,000 a week.

The WFP in 2014 at the last minute endorsed Cuomo's re-election over an insurgent outside challenge from Zephyr Teachout after he pledged to back a new minimum wage hike; at the time $ 10.10 was on the table.

In a speech to some of NYC's most powerful business leaders, Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the private sector to voluntarily hike the minimum wage to $ 13 an hour.

For business groups, the talk of making modifications and exceptions to the wage hike only proves their concern the increase could have a detrimental effect on jobs.

Felder ended up casting the lone «no» vote on the ELFA (education, labor and family assistance) budget bill, which included the minimum wage hike as well as key some education aid.

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.

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.

Sources say one proposal on the table would be to hike the wage to $ 15 for New York City over three years.

For Cuomo, a united Democratic Senate majority is a nightmare scenario: a centrist at heart, he belittled raising the minimum wage before it came back into vogue, ridiculed the idea of hiking taxes on wealthy people, and still won't comply with a ten - year - old court ruling to fork over state cash to underfunded city public schools.

Based on cost of living, Clinton has backed a smaller wage hike to $ 12 an hour nationally, and supports states moving to $ 15 on their own.

Clinton joined Gov. Cuomo on Monday at a celebratory rally at the Javits Center as he signed a minimum - wage hike to $ 15 an hour in much of the state.

The Connecticut General Assembly's Labor Committee held a public hearing on Tuesday to address Governor Daniel Malloy's proposed minimum 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.

Nassau's financial control board is objecting to proposed state legislation that would allow the county's union employees to get contractual step increases — salary hikes based on years in the job — even during a wage freeze.

Assembly Democrats on Saturday continued to hash out the finer points of the 2015 - 16 state budget and while a deal seemed close, details on school receivership, education aid distribution and a potential minimum wage hike linked to property tax relief still remained outstanding issues.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.

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.

In a letter opposing the hike, a lawyer for the National Restaurant Association argues the increase unfairly applies to only national chain restaurants and infringes on the legislature's authority to pass minimum wage increases.

The Cuomo Administration report has angered business groups, who say the study is skewed, and does not look at impacts a two thirds wage hike would have on small business owners, small farms, and local governments and school districts.

Lawmakers have plenty to work on in the next few weeks leading up to the start of the state's fiscal year, including whether to pass a minimum wage hike as part of the state budget.

After his re-election in 2014, Cuomo reinvented himself as a full - throated economic populist, pushing through a minimum wage hike and a paid family leave program, and unveiling massive infrastructure spending plans and a proposal for free public college tuition — though he has been light on details about funding.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Wednesday that they are negotiating possible compromises on the minimum wage issue, which could include a lower minimum wage in Upstate New York than in New York City, excluding farms from the hike, and providing a tax credit to small businesses to help them adjust.

The union's targeting of Miner - who spoke at a Fight for $ 15 rally in February at a Syracuse church - shows the no - holds - barred fight going on over the proposed minimum wage hike as the state's top political leaders are negotiating whether it will be included in the state budget.

It was a philosophical gap that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, already contending with a Legislature divided on teacher evaluation disclosure and a minimum wage hike, didn't think he could resolve this year.

«A welcome hike in the minimum wage offers the perfect cover for a war on the welfare state.

But others didn't make the final cut, including the governor's education tax credit, a hike in the state's minimum wage, and an agreement on pension forfeiture.

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that the governor's latest wage board is poised to recommend hiking the hourly pay of New York's fast food workers all the way to $ 15, and the state's Labor Commissioner is expected to sign off on that recommendation.

The cuts are actually phased in over several years as is the increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 15 (A Siena College poll released on Monday found voters backed the $ 15 wage hike 65 percent to 33 percent).

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.

Cuomo and legislative leaders announced a «conceptual agreement» to hike the state's minimum wage as part of a larger deal on the new $ 154 billion state budget.

Former Giuliani administration deputy Randy Mastro provided some colorful commentary at today's hearing on a restaurateurs» challenge to the proposed minimum wage hike for fast food workers.

Though he's making a concerted, campaign - style push for increasing the state's minimum wage to $ 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he has no plans to hold up the state budget in order to achieve the hike.