Policy Reform: Reduce State Minimum Wage to Federal Level

Teen Employment and Weekly Hours worked are steadily dropping in RI

 

Minimum wage increases helping to sink teen employment in the Ocean State

As teens transition into adulthood and self-reliance, the likelihood of developing crucial career skills, of building their personal networks and résumés, and of earning valuable spending money is diminishing in Rhode Island. Moreover, a higher minimum wage is drag on jobs development for everyone looking for entry-level work.

See our “Teen Employment” policy brief here … 

 

 

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