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CIVIC CENTER — Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office filed a lawsuit Friday in state court to have the City Council’s Living Wage Law invalidated — just two weeks before he leaves office.
This is the second attempt by the mayor’s office to nullify the legislation, which the council passed over his veto in July 2012. Earlier this year, a federal court declined to hear the case, saying Bloomberg had no standing in the federal arena — opening the door for him to file the suit in state court.
The mayor’s law office argues in the court filing that the Living Wage Law — which seeks to force developers and businesses that receive $1 million or more in aid from the city to pay a minimum of $10 to their workers with benefits, or $11.50 an hour for those without benefits.
The mayor refused to implement the Living Wage Law after it was passed in 2012.
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has vowed to enact an expanded Living Wage Law upon taking office.
It's not like it's too much to ask companies to pay employees a little more when these companies are receiving a million (or more) in aid from the city itself.
What does he need with worrying about little people and raises? It's all balance sheets to him and the balances must match.
You mean to say just because a 'company' that makes 1 million bucks a year be forced to increase wages for every employee they have?
neo96
reply to post by Bassago
It's not like it's too much to ask companies to pay employees a little more when these companies are receiving a million (or more) in aid from the city itself.
You mean to say just because a 'company' that makes 1 million bucks a year be forced to increase wages for every employee they have?
Which translates to higher out of pocket expense the employers are already paying in unemployment insurance. That also translates to higher social security contributions as well.
The biggest thing here any company that gross's 1 million doesn't mean that company is 'profiting' 1 million.
Less federal taxes,state taxes, and city taxes.
When one takes in to consideration operating expense's taken from the gross revenue. That is not a lot of money.
All just so someone can have more fiat currency and go out and buy the latest iphone made in China?
Hell no.
Yeah I disagree.
I believe in a free market dictating pay. Not the whims of people think they should be paid.
All jobs are not created equal.
They never have been they never will be.
Therefore that living wage garbage is downward mobility, rewarding failure.
Then don't forget inflation mean that dollar doesn't buy what it use to.
The mayor’s law office argues in the court filing that the Living Wage Law — which seeks to force developers and businesses that receive $1 million or more in aid from the city to pay a minimum of $10 to their workers with benefits, or $11.50 an hour for those without benefits.
Weird, I'd pay the wages if I was getting a million bucks in aid...
neo96
reply to post by boncho
Why ?
Read the article ?
That 1 million to pay above state and federal minmums.
That is when we get stuck with the bill.
Then after that million is gone who gets left with the bill ?
The employer, and once he goes out of business that increased wage that increased the employees unemployment insurance benefits.
The living wage requirement lasts for the longer of 30 years or the duration of the subsidy.
If an employer receives two violations in any six year period, the employer would become ineligible for financial assistance for five years.
Here's a guy with over 25 BILLION dollars and he is worried about HUMNAN BEINGS making 15 dollars an hour to survive and feed their families!
Huh? What are you talking about. The workers are making a couple bucks an hour extra, and only if government funds are being used (If a business takes the subsidy). The subsidy is 100% public funds to begin with.
which seeks to force developers and businesses that receive $1 million or more in aid from the city to pay a minimum of $10 to their workers with benefits, or $11.50 an hour for those without benefits — illegally seeks to boost city workers' wages above the existing state and federal minimum wage law requirements.
What are you talking about ?
Blowing tax payer dollars to fatten them evil corporations pockets.
All under the living wage bullsnip.
I sure hope he doesn't try to run in 2016.
I think you are mistaken. T