Minimum Wage Hikes Boosted Earnings Without Job Loss: Low-income Families Reap Benefits as Intended
May 18, 1998. New from the Fiscal Policy Institute: Press release "The minimum wage increases that took effect in 1996 and 1997 did exactly what they were supposed to do: More than a half million New York workers got a raise, with most of the benefits going to low-income families," said Frank Mauro, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI), a progressive think tank based in Latham, NY, that is supported by labor unions, foundations, religious organizations and a wide range of human service [...]