“RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE” © 2015 John C. Merino With an ever increasing segment of the adult population finding themselves employed in minimum wage level jobs with fast food, convenience store, home repair centers, grocery markets and mom … [Read more...]
Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers Set to Increase to $15 an Hour
ALBANY - The minimum wage for fast food workers could soon be going up to $15 an hour. That after a state wage board – chaired by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown - unanimously recommended the increase on Wednesday. Under the recommendation, New York … [Read more...]
Goodell to Focus on Welfare Reform Legislation During Second Half of Legislative Session
ALBANY - There are several key issues that still need to be addressed by lawmakers in the state capital. That from assemblyman Andy Goodell, who returned to Albany earlier this week to begin the second half of the legislative session. Among the … [Read more...]
Governor Calls for Minimum Wage to Increase to $10.50 by 2017
BUFFALO - Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Buffalo on Tuesday to begin his public push to increase the state's minimum wage to $10.50 an hour by 2017. Speaking out against what he called a "polarization of income like we've never seen before" Cuomo made a … [Read more...]
Wages for Tipped Workers to See Increase at End of Year
ALBANY - People who work in the bar and restaurant business will be getting a raise at the end of this year. The state's Acting Labor Commissioner, Mario Musolino, on Tuesday accepted a state board's recommendation to raise the cash wage for … [Read more...]
Cuomo Reminds Businesses $8 Minimum Wage Now in Effect
ALBANY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has issued a warning to employers not complying with the state’s minimum wage laws, emphasizing that failure to comply can result in fines, charges and civil or even criminal punishment. According to the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Leaders Come to Agreement on Budget
ALBANY - The top Lawmakers in Albany have come to an agreement on the state budget, now its just a matter of time before both the Senate and the Assembly approve bills to finalize the $135.1 Billion spending plan. The budget - which was reached in … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Gillibrand Pushes for Federal Minimum Wage Increase to $10.10
WASHINGTON - As discussions have all but wrapped up in Albany regarding an adjustment to the state minimum wage, there is now an effort underway to increase the federal minimum wage. On Tuesday New York’s junior Senator in Washington, Kirsten … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Lawmaker Reach Minimum Wage Deal
ALBANY - State lawmakers have settled on a tentative agreement that would raise the state's minimum wage to $9 an hour as part of the $136.5 billion budget. The Albany Times-Union is reporting that following a private conversation Monday morning, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Co-Leaders have Differing Opinion on Minimum Wage
ALBANY — The four-month-old ruling coalition of Republicans and five breakaway Democrats in the state Senate could face the greatest test to its unity over raising the state minimum wage. A source with knowledge of the talks told the Albany Times … [Read more...]
