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Even a downturn won’t stop New York’s minimum-wage hike

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By Simone Barron
| The Washington Post Verified
The freeze may surprise New York workers hoping for another wage hike, but it exposes the pitfalls of a mandated minimum wage. Hochul has promised to dismantle this off-ramp provision, part of a broader shift in minimum-wage laws that’s seen proposals to keep wages rising no matter what the economic conditions. Over a decade ago, New York began moving down a path of wage hikes, some set legislatively and others administratively.
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Texas isn't raising the minimum wage like other states. That's a good thing.

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By Simone Barron
| MSN Verified
It's easy to say let's raise the minimum wage to help low-wage workers. What is harder to do is explain the negative consequences of mandated wage floors. A recent Express-News article, "Millions to see pay hike, but not in Texas," (Jan. 12, Business) skims over the larger conversation on the minimum wage. The article leaves out Bureau of Labor Statistics data but quotes the aptly described "progressive think tank" Economic Policy Institute, known as EPI.
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Commentary: Nominee to head federal Department of Labor has it wrong on tipping

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By Joshua Chaisson, Simone Barron
| The Portland Press Herald Verified
An extraordinary threat to America’s working families is playing out with very little fanfare: President Biden’s nomination of Julie Su as the next secretary of the Department of Labor. The appointment of Su, who formerly served as California Labor and Workforce Development Agency secretary and currently holds the position of deputy secretary of labor, is a terrifying prospect for tipped workers in Maine, who just last year organized to prevent the elimination of the tip credit in Portland.
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