Tag: Minimum Wage

Last week, Governor Cuomo pitched a plan for a statewide $15 an hour minimum wage. That’s a 67-percent increase over what it will be by the end of this year. So what would this mean for the state’s economy? EJ McMahon from the Empire Center for Public Policy joined us to discuss. Read More

E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, joined Fred Dicker to discuss Governor Andrew Cuomo's $15-per-hour minimum wage proposal. Read More

How would a proposed $15-per-hour statewide minimum wage compare to current pay ranges and historical precedents in New York? Read More

There's a good reason for Governor Cuomo's Fast Food Wage Board to decide against raising the minimum wage for fast food workers: many of them won't benefit from it. Read More

The New York Times has agreed to print a correction of this article about the minimum wage issue, which includes inaccurate information implicitly attributed to Empire Center senior fellow Russell Sykes. Read More

A forthcoming academic study will provide further evidence that a proposed increase in New York State's minimum wage will destroy job opportunities for young people. Read More