Enrique Lopezlira
@elopezlira.bsky.social
Economist, currently @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social. Alumni Howard University economics. Posts and reposts are my own and not endorsements.
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How might eligibility for Medi-Cal change for fast-food workers with the new $20 minimum wage? Read our report: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/estimating-t... @elopezlira.bsky.social @kjacobs9.bsky.social
Estimating the impact of California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage on Medi-Cal eligibility - UC Berkeley Labor Center
Our report assesses the impact of AB 1228 by estimating how eligibility for Medi-Cal might change for workers covered under this law. From this, we also estimate potential reductions in federal and st...
laborcenter.berkeley.edu
February 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How might eligibility for Medi-Cal change for fast-food workers with the new $20 minimum wage? Read our report: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/estimating-t... @elopezlira.bsky.social @kjacobs9.bsky.social
Reposted by Enrique Lopezlira
Who is working minimum-wage jobs on the day shift when high school and college students are in classes? "It would surprise you--adults with families and seniors on fixed incomes." www.sacbee.com/news/equity-...
www.sacbee.com
October 28, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Who is working minimum-wage jobs on the day shift when high school and college students are in classes? "It would surprise you--adults with families and seniors on fixed incomes." www.sacbee.com/news/equity-...
Reposted by Enrique Lopezlira
"It's very rare to really see a policy like the minimum wage lead to restaurants exiting the market unless they were already marginally on the edge of making it or not making it." --Enrique Lopezlira. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/c...
Looking at California's $20 minimum wage impact 6 months later
It’s been six months since minimum wage for workers at large fast food chains in California went from $16 to $20 an hour.
www.nbcbayarea.com
October 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM
"It's very rare to really see a policy like the minimum wage lead to restaurants exiting the market unless they were already marginally on the edge of making it or not making it." --Enrique Lopezlira. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/c...
Reposted by Enrique Lopezlira
Two upcoming book talks with Marshall Ganz, one of the country’s leading voices on democratic organizing. Nov 15 & 16. Learn more and register! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/book-talks-w...
October 24, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Two upcoming book talks with Marshall Ganz, one of the country’s leading voices on democratic organizing. Nov 15 & 16. Learn more and register! laborcenter.berkeley.edu/book-talks-w...