WASHINGTON – Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study that surveyed San Jose restaurants to gauge how they were affected by the city’s 25 percent minimum wage increase to $10.00 in 2013. Of those surveyed, two-thirds saw a big increase in business costs that resulted in reducing employee hours, eliminating jobs, and passing the … Continue reading New Survey: San Jose’s Wage Hike to $10 Reduced Employment at Restaurants and Raised Prices For Consumers