A new report by an Albany think tank estimates that the state would lose between 200,000 and nearly 500,000 jobs if it raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Read More
Tag: Minimum Wage
Patrick Pipino says he worries about the future of his Saratoga Springs Ben & Jerry’s franchise if the state’s minimum wage goes up to $15 per hour. But he also worries about how young people like those he hires to scoop premium ice cream Read More
Two conservative groups condemned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for a $15 an hour minimum wage Thursday, saying a raise would cost an estimate 432,500 jobs in New York. Read More
For the Scavio family, the owners of Paesan's Pizza in the Capital Region, it's impossible to absorb a $15 an hour minimum wage increase. Read More
Opponents of raising New York’s minimum wage to $15 an hour said Thursday that legislating the highest state rate in the nation would cost Long Island 22,000 to 70,400 low-wage jobs. Read More
According to research, higher pay — means fewer jobs! The report suggests that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would hurt the workers the policy is intended to help. According to the study, this statewide increase would cost New York State at least 200,000 – 588,800 jobs. Read More
In front of the media Wednesday morning at the state Capitol, officials from Empire Center for Public Policy and the American Action Forum released their study on what effect the $15 an hour minimum wage increase would have on the state. Read More
A $15 minimum wage could cost New York between 200,000 and 588,800 jobs, according to a new report. Read More