Press Release Archive (Page 94 )

  • Who Will Really Benefit From Florida’s Minimum Wage Hike?

    April 2004

    Washington – As signatures are gathered in Florida for a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage to $6.15 per hour, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach Florida’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of Florida employees who would benefit from a minimum…
  • Who Will Really Benefit From Florida’s Minimum Wage Hike?: Array

    April 2004

    Washington – As signatures are gathered in Florida for a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage to $6.15 per hour, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach Florida’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of Florida employees who would benefit from a minimum…
  • Minnesota’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike Harmful To Less-Skilled Employees And Welfare Recipients: NULL

    April 2004

    Washington — Efforts to raise Minnesota’s state minimum wage to $6.65 per hour would have devastating consequences for less-skilled employees and welfare recipients across the state, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) warned today. Dr. Peter Arcidiacono, a Professor of Economics at Duke University, recently studied the effects of minimum wage increases and found that individuals from low-income families “are hurt by a minimum wage increase as they…
  • Minnesota’s Proposed Minimum Wage Hike Harmful To Less-Skilled Employees And Welfare Recipients: Array

    April 2004

    Washington — Efforts to raise Minnesota’s state minimum wage to $6.65 per hour would have devastating consequences for less-skilled employees and welfare recipients across the state, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) warned today. Dr. Peter Arcidiacono, a Professor of Economics at Duke University, recently studied the effects of minimum wage increases and found that individuals from low-income families “are hurt by a minimum wage increase as they…
  • Who Will Really Benefit From California’s Minimum Wage Hike?

    April 2004

    Washington – As the California legislature debates raising the state minimum wage to $7.75 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach California’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of California employees who would benefit from…
  • Who Will Really Benefit From California’s Minimum Wage Hike?

    April 2004

    Washington – As the California legislature debates raising the state minimum wage to $7.75 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach California’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of California employees who would benefit from…