New York is one of 22 states getting minimum wage rises in the new year, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
Associated Press
January 5, 2024
According to the Economic Policy Institute, on Jan. 1, 22 states will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
January 5, 2024
On Jan. 1, 22 states — including Michigan — will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the increases will provide support to many workers and families in need. Almost one in five workers getting a raise Jan. 1 have incomes below the poverty line. More than a quarter of the affected workers are parents.
Iron Mountain Daily News
January 5, 2024
Minimum-wage workers in 22 states are going to see more money in their paychecks in the new year.
Those increases will affect an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which estimates that those bumped wages will add up to an additional $6.95 billion in pay.
NPR
January 5, 2024
In total, an estimated 9.9 million workers will see additional wages thanks to the increased rate, equating to $6.95 billion in wages, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Fast Company
January 5, 2024
Higher minimum wages will go into effect on January 1 across 22 states, giving an economic boost to almost 10 million workers, according to a recent estimate.
The higher baseline wages will deliver almost $7 billion in additional annual wages to about 9.9 million workers, the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute said in a research post on December 21. The increases will boost the baseline pay to at least $16 an hour in three states: California, New York and Washington.
CBS Moneywatch
January 5, 2024
David Cooper and Rachel Greszler talked about the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage.
C-SPAN Washington Journal
January 5, 2024
Teacher salaries are a hot-button issue, with the field experiencing well-documented wage gaps. According to an Economic Policy Institute report, teachers made 26.4% less than other similarly educated professions in 2022 — the lowest level since 1960.
Stacker
January 4, 2024
Six of those states—California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Washington—now have a minimum wage that reaches or surpasses $15. The increases should disproportionately benefit Black, Hispanic, and female workers who make up more than half of the workers receiving pay bumps, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.
Mother Jones
January 3, 2024