Sentences with phrase «wage than the state minimum»

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Numerous cities, such as Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle also have minimum wages higher than either their state or federal wage floors.

(Some states and municipalities have their own minimum wage requirements which are higher than the federal minimum.)

Numerous cities, such as Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle, have minimum wages higher than either their state or federal wage floors.

Some are, as five states, including Mississippi and Louisiana, have no official minimum wage, and two more, Georgia and Wyoming, have a minimum wage of $ 5.15, or about $ 10 less an hour than full - time employees would need to make to be able to afford a two - bedroom.

The actual state of knowledge of the impact that the minimum wage has on employment in North America, and especially in Québec, leads to the conclusion that a minimum wage that is greater than 50 % of the average wage is harmful to small wage earners and that a minimum wage that is less than 45 % has very little risk for this group of workers.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

Nineteen states, including Oregon, already provide a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum.

(A handful of states, including Alabama, Arkansas and Minnesota, mandate even less than the federal minimum wage, which was established as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and contained exemptions for some poorer states.)

Although some states have set higher benchmarks than federal law requires, minimum wage in the US is $ 7.25 an hour.

Currently, certain kinds of small businesses are exempt from paying employees the federal minimum wage, such as businesses with annual revenues less than $ 500,000, companies that transact within a single state, seasonal businesses, or companies that rely on contract workers.

With cities like Seattle raising minimum wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per hour, in Seattle and Washington), minimum wage gaps» effect on competition and employment is becoming an issue across the country.

Several states have set their minimum wage rates at a higher level than the federal rate, including California, which has a current rate of $ 10 per hour.

While 58 percent of small business owners said they support raising the minimum wage, 71 percent said the states should set it, and 77 percent said they already pay their employees more than the minimum wage.

More than 50 percent of minimum - wage earners state that they're working more than one job to make ends meet

A large body of law and custom in the United States holds that because employers have far more power over their employees than businesses do over their customers, they must provide them with far greater protections — not least, a minimum wage and overtime pay.

More than 2 million Americans are getting raises, thanks to states» minimum wage increases Business Insider Kate Taylor November 9, 2016

For example, the very small increases in the minimum wage that took effect in eight states on January 1, 2012 as a result of those states» indexing laws will generate an additional $ 366 million in GDP and create the equivalent of more than 3,000 full - time jobs, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

One year after launching a task force to look into abusive work conditions in nail salons throughout the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered the payment of $ 2 million to hundreds of workers who have been denied overtime and paid less than minimum wage.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called the compromise on the state's minimum wage — increasing on different timetables in New York City, the suburbs and upstate over varying phase ins — a far better arrangement than what was initially proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Prices have increased approximately 42 % and the minimum wage has more than doubled,» said New York State Trial Lawyers Association President Ed Gersowitz.

The mayor also called on the state to pass minimum wage legislation so the pay is higher than federal standards.

Other states allow employers to pay teens lower wages, and some states allow businesses to pay temporary «training» wages lower than the minimum wage.

Lawmakers created a different schedule for increasing the state's minimum wage for all workers in Upstate New York than Cuomo's wage board used last year when it ordered that the minimum wage for fast food workers be gradually increased until it reaches $ 15 an hour on July 1, 2021.

When the state's minimum wage rises to $ 11 an hour from $ 9 on Dec. 31, workers at New York City businesses with more than 10 employees will see the largest percentage minimum - wage increase in 60 years.

That's the industry's seemingly unanimous opinion of the governor's proposal to require that tipped employees — more than 80 percent of whom work in restaurants as servers, bartenders and in similar positions — be paid the state's full minimum wage.

Tipped wage workers earn less than the state's current minimum wage, which is set to increase to $ 12 from $ 11 in New York City at the end of the year.

Hundreds of low - wage workers and advocates descended upon Albany today to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it to inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

More than 40 business owners and chamber of commerce executives from New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley announced their support Monday for Governor Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.50.

A push by state Assembly Democrats wants a New York City - specific minimum wage that's $ 1 more than Gov. Cuomo's proposed increase for the entire state.

While highlighting this proposal, the Governor announced that the State University of New York will raise the minimum wage for more than 28,000 employees.

Governor Cuomo has been spending more time on the road than at the State Capitol in recent weeks, on an election style campaign to promote his ideas, including a $ 15 minimum wage.

Governor Andrew Cuomo began the budget season with an ambitious agenda than included a wide array of items that he tied to the budget, including raising the minimum wage, the Dream Act, and reforming the state's grand jury process.

As president of New York State United Teachers — a union whose 600,000 - plus membership is more than 70 percent women — I am proud to be leading a steering committee that is exploring issues of particular importance to women in today's society — issues like the minimum wage, child care and paid family leave.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's been spending more time on the road than at the State Capitol in recent weeks, on an election style campaign to promote his ideas, including a $ 15 minimum wage.

Governor Cuomo and legislators in Albany are considering a plan that would raise the state's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, but do so faster in New York City than upstate.

The increased hourly wage for fast - food workers represents a raise of more than 70 percent over the state's current minimum wage of $ 8.75 per hour.

New York joins more than a dozen states that have hiked the minimum wage over the last year or so.

This summer, Cuomo has announced support for raising the state minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour, a number President Obama called for nationally, and allowing localities to set the wage 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

The Quinnipiac poll found that 78 % of those surveyed think the state's minimum wage should be higher than the current $ 7.25 an hour, with more than half saying it should be increased to over $ 8.50 cents an hour.

At 1:30 p.m., 1,000 low - wage workers and advocates will descend on Albany to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it for inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol.

The factional NLC leader stated, was demanding N90, 000 national minimum wage based on the current exchange rate, noting that should the exchange rate go above N500 per dollar, NLC would demand for more than N90, 000.

Amid the debate on raising the state minimum wage, the labor - backed Fiscal Policy Institute released an analysis that contends business profits per worker increased much more than labor compensation in the state between 2001 and 2013.

At 9 a.m., Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney meets with Hudson Valley workers who earn less than $ 15 an hour and want an increase in the state minimum wage, Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation, 15 Stone Castle Rd., Rock Tavern.

Cuomo proposes that since the cost of living is higher in New York City than elsewhere in the state, the city have its own minimum wage: $ 11.50, compared to $ 10.50 elsewhere in the state.

Food tip workers were excluded from last year's deal on a pay hike, Cuomo has refused for more than a year to convene a minimum wage board to provide a hike administratively as state lawmakers directed him to do.

Hawkins supports raising the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, indexed to increases in worker productivity, and would crack down on the epidemic of wage theft in the state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has refused more than a year to convene a minimum wage board to provide a wage hike to tip workers despite this being part of the wage agreement last year with the legislature.

The board was appointed by Cuomo when Republicans in the New York State Senate did not agree to raise the minimum wage any higher than the current phased - in increase, which will bring the minimum wage to $ 9 an hour by the end of this year.

On fiscal matters, Cuomo has agreed with the GOP more than with Assembly Democrats, who have unsuccessfully pressed for items like an increase in the state's minimum wage.

In New York City, Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the minimum wage would be higher than the rest of the state, at $ 12.50 at the end of 2016 and $ 15.00 two years later.