WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis assessing the impact on poverty of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s proposed minimum wage increase (A.9148). The bill would raise New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour and index the wage to rise with inflation in subsequent years. Public hearings on … Continue reading New Analysis: Average Family Income of NY Wage Hike Beneficiary Above $53,000 Per Year