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Biden continues to push his platform for a $15 minimum wage, doubling down at a campaign event in Florida this week. As a presidential candidate in 2016, Trump signaled support for a $10 federal minimum wage. Presidents and other elected officials have touted minimum wage policy as an…

On Friday, the House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee held a hearing on the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and employees in the restaurant industry. Testimonies were provided by restaurant owners and industry representatives, as well as Saru Jayaraman of the controversial labor group Restaurant Opportunities Center…

As the Fight for $15 heats up across the country, calls for local, state, and federal governments to raise minimum wages have prompted many officials to take action. Some states and cities have already enacted phased plans to achieve a $15 minimum wage over the next few years,…

Last week, economists Dr. William Even, Miami University, and Dr. David Macpherson, Trinity University, released “Estimating the Impact of a $15.00 Minimum Wage in Florida.” The study analyzes the impact of passing Amendment 2, a ballot measure which would amend the state’s constitution to raise the minimum wage to…

Food service and restaurant-related businesses face a particularly long road to recovery after losses due to the pandemic. However, such businesses faced steep barriers to growth in pre-COVID times, particularly in markets with an unsustainably high minimum wage. Numerous studies find that rising minimum wage, particularly…

Teenagers are going to be hard-pressed to find a job this summer. According to a new analysis of Census Bureau statistics, the youth unemployment rate—including Americans between the ages of 16 and 19—surpassed 30 percent in 26 states as of May. Moreover, the jobless rate rose above 40 percent in…

The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC) continues to spend a large portion of its annual budget trying to eliminate the tipped wage. This is despite the fact that restaurant workers support the current system of tipping by an overwhelming majority. A 2016 survey of several hundred tipped workers by industry…

2020 is off to a rough start for the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC). Just six weeks after its much-anticipated grand re-opening, ROC operated restaurant COLORS closed its doors–and this time, it looks like it will be for good. The union-affiliated advocacy group ROC claims to push for pro-worker restaurant…

Last summer, Governor Lamont added Connecticut to the growing list of states that have approved a $15 minimum wage. It didn’t take long for Connecticut’s businesses to feel the negative consequences of this legislation. Just months after the bill was signed, ShopRite, one of the largest grocers in…

As 2019 comes to a close, businesses across the country are bracing for minimum wage hikes that will go into effect on January 1, 2020. Twenty states in total will ring in the New Year with minimum wage increases. The largest year over year increase will occur in New Mexico,…