A recent study roiled the Left and encouraged pro-business advocates, who warned about raising the minimum wage too quickly. The study pointed out that the increased minimum wage in Seattle, Washington, decreased about $125 for minimum wage workers per month, or about 9% of their hours worked. Talk about a failure of the union-backed ‘fight […]
Field workers for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a lawsuit over lack of overtime pay and sub-minimum wage payments. Oh, the irony: Justin Swidler, the attorney representing the field workers, argued the Democratic Party failed to pay workers a minimum wage and denied them overtime compensation. Swidler “says the lawsuit seeks ‘fair pay for […]
Economics and common sense means less jobs when the minimum wage is hiked: Washington, D.C., is getting a real life lesson in economics as the city moves closer to implementing a $15 per hour minimum wage. During the first six months of 2016, restaurants in D.C. shed 1,400 jobs. That’s a 2.7 percent decline in […]
Say hello to the rise of the automated machines at fast-food restaurants: Minimum wage increases are set to go into effect in 15 localities on Friday. Minimum wage increases will go into effect in 15 cities in California, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon, and Illinois, as well as the District of Columbia. Those increases threaten to curb hiring […]
Say bye to jobs, D.C. Also, the City Council negotiated this measure to avoid the ballot this November, which the council feared they would lose. Photo by Joe in DC
That’s what happens when you raise the minimum wage and ignore how small businesses typically operate (i.e. they have to make budget and a profit; imagine that). Photo by Joe in DC
The former CEO of the fast-food restaurant company, Ed Rensi, penned an op-ed that was published by Fox News and warned of the fight-for-$15 movement’s jobs implications. Photo by BobboSphere
Rick Scott is trying to lure California-based businesses to relocate to Florida, where there is no $15-an-hour minimum wage law. Photo by Fibonacci Blue