Sentence examples for wage mandates from inspiring English sources

The Kingsbridge Armory is Exhibit 1 in the debate about wage mandates in New York City.

Restaurants and retailers have traditionally been among the sectors of the economy most affected by Washington's wage mandates.

The Economic Development Corporation described the study, which it paid a Boston consulting firm nearly $1 million to conduct, as the most significant study to date on wage mandates.

"This study shows clearly that while wage mandates may raise income for a few, they also result in significant job losses and reduced private investment for many," the spokeswoman, Julie Wood, said in an e-mail.

"This study shows clearly that while wage mandates may raise income for a few, they also result in significant job losses and reduced private investment for many," said Julie Wood, a spokeswoman for the mayor.

She said she did not expect actually to benefit from Republican pledges to offset higher wage mandates with more-generous tax breaks, which, in any case, would be less useful than cash.

A copy of a model bill, called the "living wage mandate preemption act", is posted on Alec's website.

Birmingham officials have reacted angrily and plan to consider a proposal on Tuesday that would put the city's wage mandate into effect the next day, before Republicans could complete work on the bill making its way through the Legislature.

Naturally, the answers depend strongly on the assumptions – most importantly, but not exclusively, on the assumed employment response to the higher wage mandated by the living wage law.

It can calibrate the tax code to encourage and discourage behavior; it can set a minimum wage, mandate workplace safety and provide consumer protection.

As Hanauer explained in 2014, he knew that an unprecedented new wage mandate would "make everyone richer". And not just in Seattle!