Sentences with phrase «wage standards»

In the longer term we need to look at a way of enforcing minimum wage standards across the continent — with levels set appropriately for each country.

«This month, we will extend the reach of living wage standards — ending a city lawsuit that stood in the way of expanding that important legislation,» de Blasio said during the 42 - minute address at La Guardia Community College in Queens.

Construction unions and developers were unable to come to an accord on prevailing wage standards to be written into the 421a tax exemption by today's deadline — meaning the abatement will die on the vine, and the future of the New York real estate market will be left uncertain.

States should establish wage standards for early childhood teachers, set a wage floor equivalent to self - sufficiency standards, and support compensation parity with kindergarten teachers for early childhood teachers with equivalent qualifications.

A state legislator looking to replace retiring Congressman Charles Rangel has fundraised for his campaign off the passage of new minimum wage standards in last month's budget — but advocates remember the candidate as far from friendly toward a similar measure proposed in 2014.

Data showed 39 cities with wage standards of $ 10 had a 2.2 percent dip in employment of low - skilled workers, according to Shobowale's testimony.

He also expressed doubt about the concept of embedding wage standards in a trade agreement:» It would establish a principle wage norm in free trade agreements, which is certainly outside the spirit of the World Trade Organization.»

The Building Trades Council of New York, representing union construction workers, launched a simultaneous effort to get prevailing wage standards written into the exemption.

In his State of the State address last month, Cuomo proposed the tipped wage standard be reevaluated.

On the other hand, the Bloomberg adminsitration questions whether the City Council would even have the authority to legislate wage standards at economic development projects.

More recently, School District 69 for Qualicum and Parksville also adopted a living wage standard this week after a successful campaign to have one implemented.

The current RFP would be the same as the one that failed in 2009 after Related, the developers behind the project, would not agree to wage standards for the project.

«Also encouraging was the agreement reached last night between the developer and labor to use the most skilled and professional workers under prevailing wage standards, which will ensure the quality, durability and safety of the project's construction.

No one should be filling an advertised position doing work for a company that is working to make profits without compensation that is not in accordance with minimum wage standards, with the singular exception of volunteer positions.

His first test will be squaring off with Mr. LaBarbera over the wage standards to be built into 421a — an abatement that REBNY members would hate to lose.

It is the Wal - Mart's of the business world who are profiting most from the low minimum wage standard and also relying on taxpayer subsidies to keep their poverty wage workers fed, housed, and health enough to work for them because these minimum wage workers are paid so low they qualify for food stamps, Section 8 and public housing rent subsidies, Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit,» Hawkins said.

In order to score the exemption, builders of those projects have to send their payroll records to an independent monitor (typically an accountant), who certifies to the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development that the records are correct and the minimum wage standards have been met.

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has insisted on tying prevailing wage standards to a government subsidy, the state tasked REBNY and the Building and Construction Trades Council with reaching an agreement on wage standards for construction workers by

The Senate bill acknowledges that wage standards must be part of any long - term solution on 421 - a, and has identified a pathway for negotiations — all parties should consider a six month extender to fix a broken public subsidy program.

Council members expressed concern that the study's results are «predetermined,» because the Bloomberg adminsitration has voiced opposition to living wage standards.

De Blasio said he would tackle that challenge head - on, in part by expanding the reach of the city's living wage standards, increasing the number of living wage jobs offered by city - subsidized employers and pushing Albany to allow the city to raise its minimum wage.

«Half of all women in part - time work earn less than # 7.20 an hour, below the living wage standard.

The majority work well below minimum wage standards.

Counties with the most affordability based on the wage standard were Clayton County, Ga. (10.4 percent of wages); Roane County (Knoxville), Tenn. (11.8 percent); Bay County (Bay City), Mich. (13.0 percent); Bibb County (Macon), Ga. (13.3 percent); and Richmond County (Augusta), Ga. (14.0 percent).

Counties with the lowest affordability based on the wage standard were Kings County (Brooklyn), N.Y. (127.2 percent of wages); Santa Cruz County, Calif. (113.7 percent); Marin County (San Francisco), Calif. (111.9 percent); Summit County (Summit Park), Utah (105.3 percent); and New York County (Manhattan), N.Y. (102.6 percent).