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How Living Wage Laws Affect Low-Wage Workers and Low-Income Families
Publication Date: March 2002
Publisher(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Author(s): David Neumark
Funder(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Funder(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Topic: Labor (Labor conditions, wages, salaries, and benefits)
Type: Report
Abstract:
Since 1994, nearly 40 cities in the United States have passed living wage ordinances. These ordinances mandate that businesses under contract with the city, and in some cases businesses receiving assistance from the city, pay employees a wage sufficient to lift their families out of poverty. This report examines the actual experiences of cities implementing such laws, focusing in particular on the following questions: