When New York state enacted a $15 minimum wage in 2016, it did not include cost of living adjustments after reaching $15. The Raise the Wage Act sponsored by Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos and Assembly Labor Committee Chair Latoya Joyner would change this by incrementally raising the minimum wage to $21.25 with future annual adjustments. Following a rally in Albany in support of the legislation, Sen. Ramos spoke with The Legislative Gazette about the need for a higher minimum wage in New York.
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