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Enforcing City Minimum Wage Laws in California: Best Practices and City-State Partnerships

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

California has lead the nation in the development of local minimum wage ordinances. This report details how cities and counties have developed enforcement regimes for these new laws while also working within existing state enforcement systems....

Raise LA: How Good Hotel Jobs Will Boost Local Businesses, Strengthen Neighborhoods and Renew Our Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

This report examines how establishing a minimum wage for hotel workers in Los Angeles would improve job quality, reduce poverty, and bolster the city's tourism industry. It recommends policymakers set the starting hotel minimum wage equal to the existing living wage set for workers...

Action Plan for the People: How to Build Economic Justice in Oregon

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source Oregon Center for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Communities of color continue to face obstacles to economic equality. Structural reforms are necessary not only to lift underresourced communities but to improve outcomes for all Americans struggling to make ends meet. This roadmap details campaigns in Oregon to raise the minimum...

$15 Minimum wage would improve incomes, increase equity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The minimum wage for Ohioans is too low to cover the basic cost of living. A $15 minimum wage by 2023 will boost the Ohio economny by benefiting low wage workers, parents and children, and improve racial eand gender equity....

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Raising the Minimum Wage to $10.10: A Win-Win for Rhode Island Workers and the Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This brief outlines results from the Economic Policy Institute's study on the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 by 2015. It finds that raising the minimum wage will dually improve the economic well-being of Rhode Islanders and strengthen...

San Francisco's Proposed City Minimum Wage Law: A Prospective Impact Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This study evaluates the impact of the proposed 2014 ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2018 in four steps. The study evaluates the number and demographics of workers impacted as well as the economic impact on workers and business. They find...

2015 Los Angeles Ordinance 183613 Creating a Wage Enforcement Division

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a new Wage Enforcement Division to enforce violations of wage theft in Los Angeles, establish penalties, and grant authority to the City of Los Angeles Police Commission to deny, revoke or suspend a police permit issued or requested by an employer found...

2014 Santa Fe Ordinance 1 Establishing a Living Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) California

Source The Board of County Commissioners of Santa Fe County

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a living wage within Santa Fe County. Beginning at $10.66 per hour, each year the living wage shall be adjusted by an amount corresponding to the previous year’s increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The ordinance also protects employees from retaliation...

Assessing & Addressing Preemption: A Toolkit for Local Policy Campaigns

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

Local policy is more likely to generate lasting change if it responds to the needs and priorities of local residents and is grounded in their lived experiences. However, some state legislatures are using the legal doctrine of preemption to block local policy innovations. This report...

Estimated Impact of a Proposed Minimum Wage Law for Sacramento

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report evaluates the proposal to establish a $13.50/hour minimum wage by 2019 in the city of Sacramento. It evaluates the proposal's potential impacts on workers, employment, and businesses....

Living Wage Policy Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source PolicyLink

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

To ensure that public spending creates high-quality family-supporting jobs, local governments should implement living wage ordinances that set wage standards for city employees, government contractors, and companies receiving public subsidies. This policy guide highlights the benefits...

Lost Wages, Soaring Revenue: An Analysis of the Impact of the Failure of Hotels to Implement the Century Corridor Living Wage

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance requiring LAX-area hotels to pay workers a living wage. Hotel industry groups responded by launching a referendum and filing a lawsuit, delaying implementation of the living wage ordinance for more than a year. This report outlines...

The High Public Cost of Low Wages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This report evaluates the public cost of law wages in all 50 states....

The Bully’s Playbook: How App Corporations Hold Back Worker Organizing and Harm Democracy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, Other, Other Boards and Agencies, State

State(s) All States

Source PowerSwitch Action

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This report outlines the tactics gig economy transportation and delivery corporations have utilized to undermine communities and exploit workers and customers. It finds that these corporations fund aggressive lobbying campaigns to drive statewide preemption policies that ban localities...

Estimated Impact of a Proposed Minimum Wage Law for the North Bay

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report evaluates proposed minimum wage laws in various North Bay cities. It evaluates the potential impacts on workers, employment, and businesses....

Small Business Owners Favor Raising Federal Minimum Wage

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report outlines the results from a scientific national phone poll of small business owners with employees. It finds that small businesses' support for raising the federal minimum wage is strong across the United States. Small business owners believe that a higher minimum wage...

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2005 Hudson County Ordinance 360-9 Setting Minimum Wage and Benefits Requirements

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2005

Level County

State(s) New Jersey

Source Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance specifies minimum wage and benefit requirements for service workers of vendors, contractors, and subcontractors who contract with the County of Hudson. The ordinance grants the following for workers who work 20 hours or more per week: an hourly pay rate 150 percent...

Living Wage Policies and Big-Box Retail: How a Higher Wage Standard Would Impact Walmart Workers and Shoppers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This study assesses the impact of higher wages on Walmart workers and consumers, and breaks down how these effects are distributed across income levels. Their analysis reveals that establishing a higher minimum wage for big box retail workers would significantly benefit workers living...

Jersey City Prevailing Wage Ordinance 12-090

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source Jersey City City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance amends the Jersey City Municipal Code by requiring City contractors to provide their employees, whether full- or part-time, with a standard hourly rate of pay, benefits, and paid leave during the time of their contract. Additionally, when a contractor’s service is terminated,...

2020 Jersey City Ordinance 12-090 Establishing a Prevailing Wage for Municipal Building Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source City of Jersey City

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage rate for workers on building services, janitorial, and unarmed security contracts by combining the most optimal benefits and practices from existing prevailing wage ordinances. It requires that these workers should are paid the highest of...

Contra Costa County's Proposed Minimum Wage Law: A Prospective Impact Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This brief evaluates Contra Costa County's proposed minimum wage of $15 an hour and finds that it would increase average hourly wages by $2.40 and benefit over one-hundred thousand workers. It concludes that raising the minimum wage would have a negligible impact on the local economy...

Fact Sheet: Estimated Impact of San Diego's Proposed Minimum Wage Law

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This fact sheet summarizes the potential impact of San Diego's proposal to establish a citywide minimum wage. It present estimates of the number of workers affected by the proposed law; the size of the wage gains for affected workers; and the demographic and job characteristics of...

Cities and Jobs: Local Strategies for Improving Job Quality and Access

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source COWS

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report examines methods for cities to improve job quality in their communities by using city regulatory power to establish wage floors and other employment standards, regulating domestic-employee placing agencies, using city resources to enforce existing government employment...

Minneapolis Living Wage Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minneapolis City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage in Minneapolis. As of July 1, 2021, an employer shall pay an employee no less than fifteen dollars per hour....

City Governments Are Raising Standards for Working People—and State Legislators Are Lowering Them Back Down

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report looks at the rising use of preemption by state legislatures to undercut local labor standards. It provides an overview of five key areas of labor and employment policy affected by preemption—including minimum wage, paid leave, fair work scheduling, prevailing wage, and...

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