Wednesday, December 2, 2015

8:00AM – 11:00AM

New York Law School

185 West Broadway

New York, NY

City & State convenes New York leaders to discuss the pros and cons of wage hike policy throughout the state and beyond.

Proponents of the wage hike say higher minimum wages increase employee retention, decrease worker reliance on taxpayer subsidized public assistance programs like food stamps, and stimulate consumer spending throughout the economy. Opponents of the minimum wage increase stress that the real effects are negative: they hurt businesses, raise prices and ultimately are counterproductive for the working poor, as they can lead to unemployment. City & State will host leaders to discuss the pros/cons and impacts of changing the minimum wage.

8:00am Registration & Breakfast

8:45am Framing the Discussion

Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor

9:15am Economics & Perspectives: Leaders weigh in on the economic impacts of increasing the minimum wage in New York. Interested parties weigh in on how the minimum wage increase will affect businesses and workers in New York.

Speakers Include:

Hector Figueroa, President, 32BJ

Senator Jack M. Martins, Chairman, Labor Committee

E.J. McMahon, President, Empire Center for Public Policy

Carlo Scissura, President & CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages

Paul Sonn, ‎General Counsel, National Employment Law Project