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Cuomo’s minimum-wage hikes are already killing jobs
January 2017 · Michael Saltsman · New York Post
New York’s small businesses headed into the new year on a sour note. As of Dec. 31, the Empire State shares with California the dubious distinction of having the country’s most onerous minimum-wage requirements. Employers now face at least 14 different minimum-wage levels, depending on the size, type and location of a business, as well as the type of employee. (The state restaurant association has compiled all… -
What’s ‘fair’ about a work-scheduling bill that hurts employees and businesses?
January 2017 · Michael Saltsman · Crain's New York Business
New York City has become a laboratory for the left, and its next experiment is sure to fail The City Council’s resolution for 2017 appears to be more red tape and fewer job opportunities in the Big Apple. That’s the net effect of new “Fair Work Week” legislation that would impose union-style work rules on fast-food businesses. New York City has become a laboratory for the left,… -
The ‘Fight for $15’: Coming to a City Hall Near You
January 2017 · Michael Saltsman · The Wall Street Journal
The Trump administration should show local officials the research proving that minimum wages cost jobs. Call it a New Year’s Day massacre for the entry-level job market: As 2017 dawned, the minimum wage went up in 19 states and more than 20 cities or counties. In California alone, 12 cities raised their starting pay requirement, some to as high as $13 an hour, compared with $7.25 for the… -
New year brings stifling new minimum wage hikes
December 2016 · Michael Saltsman · Orange County Register
Young job seekers in California have unwanted Christmas presents left under the tree: A series of minimum wage hikes given by state and local legislators that will reduce job opportunities in the new year. Unfortunately, these gifts don’t come with a return policy. On New Year’s Day, the minimum wage rises in 12 California cities as well as in the state as a whole. Cupertino, Los Altos… -
Forum: Holiday jobs harder to come by
December 2016 · Michael Saltsman · New Haven Register
Students looking to put some extra cash in their stocking this holiday season may end up with a lump of coal instead. Traditional youth holiday job opportunities are increasingly being automated. Online shopping rates are expected to reach all-time highs this holiday season, growing 18 percent to roughly half of all shoppers. Amazon added 120,000 seasonal employees this year to meet the online shopping demand. That’s great… -
Maine Voices: Awareness of tipped-wage issue might have tipped balance on Question 4 vote
December 2016 · Michael Saltsman · Portland Press Herald
A majority of Maine voters approved a $12-an-hour minimum wage on Nov. 8. But many voters didn’t understand that, when they voted for $12, they were also voting for a radical (and little-advertised) provision to raise the minimum wage for tipped employees by 220 percent. Fortunately, the Legislature has a chance to fix it. After the election last month, we used Google’s Consumer Survey tool to poll 500…