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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

BBRG: What Minimum-Wage Foes Got Wrong About Seattle

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 .....»»

Category: blogSource: TheBigPictureOct 24th, 2018

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

I"ve flipped burgers and hauled packages, but I didn"t realize how bad hourly service jobs were until I got a 9-to-5 office job

A 29-year-old who has worked minimum wage and corporate jobs shares the differences between the two. Justin Jordan says he has more mental energy to focus on things like his health now that he has a corporate office job — somethi.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 14th, 2024

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: nytApr 18th, 2024

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

In Democrats’ progressive paradise, borrowing is free, spending pays for itself, and interest rates never rise

With their plans for trillions in stimulus relief packages, and push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, Democrats are dismissing concerns about the rising national debt and inflationary pressures......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 3rd, 2021

Biden’s $15 minimum wage: Would it lift up the poor or kill jobs?

The Biden administration has cast its campaign to raise the minimum wage as a way to aid the working poor, reduce financial inequality and boost the economy. But the Congressional Budget Office estimated it would also end .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneFeb 17th, 2021

Column: CBO attacks plan for higher minimum wage — or does it?

A Congressional Budget Office report says a higher minimum wage will cost jobs, but also that millions will benefit. A Congressional Budget Office report says a higher minimum wage will cost jobs, but also that millions will benefit......»»

Category: topSource: latimesFeb 8th, 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

: Yellen says raising minimum wage to $15 would have ‘minimal’ impact on jobs, but nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office disagrees

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would 'really help' struggling Americans make ends meet, Yellen said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 21st, 2021

: Yellen says raising minimum wage to $15 an hour would have ‘minimal’ impact on jobs, but Congressional Budget Office disagrees

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would 'really help' struggling Americans make ends meet, Yellen said......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 21st, 2021

Personal Finance Daily: Americans are more likely to go on shopping sprees when the stock market is rising and what impact raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour could have

Thursday's top personal finance stories.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 21st, 2021

Yellen tells Congress that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 would have "minimal" impact on jobs

Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen sai.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 19th, 2021

Review: Amazon Flex delivery jobs

Amazon Flex offers one of the few delivery jobs that can allow you to earn more than minimum wage. Amazon Flex offers one of the few delivery jobs that can allow you to earn more than minimum wage......»»

Category: topSource: latimesMar 20th, 2020

Right now, the hottest economic battles are over the minimum wage and income inequality. But in 10 years we could be fighting over data inequality.

Sarinya Pinngam / EyeEm/ Getty Images Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures, a cofounder of the Seattle Review of Books, and a frequent cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast with Nick Hanauer. They recently inter.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

Walmart testing higher minimum wage for some employees

Walmart Inc is testing a higher starting wage for certain newly created jobs in about 500 U.S. stores, as it looks to improve in-store experience for customers amid intense competition......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 24th, 2020

Walmart tests higher hourly pay for some workers

Walmart is testing out a higher minimum starting wage for certain jobs in hundreds of stores as part of a broader overhaul of roles and responsibilities across its massive U.S. workforce......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 24th, 2020

Walmart tests higher hourly pay for some workers

Walmart is testing out a higher minimum starting wage for certain jobs in hundreds of stores as part of a broader overhaul of roles and responsibilities across its massive U.S. workforce......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 24th, 2020