Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs, hours fell in Seattle

Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs, hours fell in Seattle
- June 26, 2017
- David Neumark, economics, in the Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2017
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“A high minimum wage in Los Angeles is likely to do more harm because you have more
minority, low-pay, low-skill workers,” said David Neumark, an economist at UC Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-seattle-minimum-wage-20170626-story.html.
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