NJPP 15 minimum wage would benefit 1 million-plus in state
A report released by New Jersey Policy Perspective indicates that raising the mandatory minimum wage to
Raising the minimum wage to
NJPP is a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to expanding economic opportunities for
There is a lot of research that shows that raising the minimum wage leads to a reduction in domestic violence and child abuse as well as teen pregnancy rates, McKoy said. And this is in addition to a ton of health studies showing a clear link between low-income and health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, infant mortality, negative things like that. So, we know that increasing the minimum wage can have a positive effect on public health and it goes beyond immediate dollars.
NJPPs study found that 92 percent of workers who would be affected by this increase are over the age of 20. McKoy said that 52 percent of workers affected by such a boost in wages would be women and 56 percent members of minority groups.
Today, there is no part of the state where a single worker with no dependents can make a living on a wage of less than
The NJPPs report said that raising the minimum wage to
Tsedeye Gebreselassie, senior attorney at the
NJPP said
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