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Seattle Study’s Shocking Conclusion: Minimum Wage Increases Benefits Workers

What Minimum-Wage Foes Got Wrong About Seattle An initial study said the increase to $15 would cost workers jobs and hours. That didn’t happen. Bloomberg, October 24, 2018     The dire warnings about minimum-wage increases keep proving to.....»»

Category: blogSource: TheBigPictureOct 31st, 2018

How to respond to the 5 most tired, trickle-down arguments against the $15 minimum wage

Paul Constant lived through the Fight for $15 in Seattle and says there's no evidence that a high minimum wage will kill jobs or increase the cost of living. Demonstrators participate in a pro.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 20th, 2021

Minimum wage strangling Seattle restaurant workers

"We’re losing jobs, we’re losing hours, we’re losing tipped income and it’s not good," Full Service Workers Alliance co-founded Simone Barron told FOX Business' Stuart Varney......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsDec 16th, 2019

The Fight for $15 Minimum Wage Is Hurting the Restaurant Industry

As pay rates rise, restaurants are cutting hours and jobs to compensate......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 22nd, 2019

Unpaid care-economy work amounts to $11 trillion per year, BofA estimates

Unpaid care work at just a minimum wage would amount to 9% of global GDP, BofA finds, projecting 269 million new jobs from th.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 12th, 2021

CBO report finds $15 minimum wage would cost jobs but lower poverty levels

Congress is divided over .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 8th, 2021

CBO report finds $15 minimum wage increase would lower poverty levels but reduce jobs by 1.4 million

Congress is divided over .....»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 8th, 2021

: A $15 minimum wage could cut government spending on welfare programs by up to $30 billion, study finds

The increased wages would funnel between $7 billion and $13.9 billion a year towards Social Security and Medicare, according to a new report......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 2nd, 2021

Joe Biden"s plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 won"t just help workers: A new study finds that lower wages cost taxpayers over $100 billion a year

The pay bump would give raises to over 20 million workers - and could provide relief for public safety net programs. President-.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 15th, 2021

Hiking the minimum wage by just $1 could lead to a drop in suicide rates, study finds

Elaine Thompson/AP Photos Hiking the minimum wage by a dollar could lead to a drop in .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 8th, 2020

Explosion of U.S. tech jobs concentrated in just five metro areas, study finds

The result is a growing concentration of high-paying jobs that accelerates wage growth and, by extension, socioeconomic disparities......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 10th, 2019

Economic Report: A $15 minimum wage could help 27 million workers, CBO says, but cost 1.3 million jobs

Some 27 million low-income Americans would get a financial boost if the federal minimum wage were doubled to $15, but another 1.3 million could lose their jobs, a congressional study found......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 8th, 2019

Here’s the effect a $15 minimum wage has on jobs and poverty in low-income areas, according to a new study from Berkeley

New research contradicts conventional wisdom on raising the minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 8th, 2019

Study says $15 federal minimum wage won"t cost jobs

Here’s what might happen if Congress doubles the minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 3rd, 2019

Study says $15 federal minimum wage won"t cost jobs

Here’s what might happen if Congress doubles the minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 3rd, 2019

A $15 federal minimum wage won’t cost Americans jobs, new study says

Here’s what might happen if Congress doubles the minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 3rd, 2019

A $15 federal minimum wage won’t cost Americans jobs, new study says

Here’s what might happen if Congress doubles the minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 3rd, 2019

Tech dominates the 15 best-paying jobs in Seattle for new grads, study finds

Seattle has the second-most of jobs that start out with a six-figure annual salary — even for new graduates and people new to the workforce — according to a new study by the workplace culture company Comparably. All five Puget Sound region jo.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 19th, 2019

Seattle"s Instacart shoppers are having to go miles out of their way because of the new gig worker pay law

Instacart is adding miles to some Seattle deliveries to avoid stores within city limits — which would require paying the minimum wage for gig workers. .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nyt13 hr. 53 min. ago

Next Avenue: It’s not just teenagers—millions of workers over 55 earn minimum wage

Low-wage employees late in their work lives have a huge stake in the fight to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to the leading proposal of $15......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 10th, 2021