$15 Per Hour Minimum Wage Impact On New York OPWDD, OMH, OASAS, SED NFPs

On April 19, 2016, the New York State Division of the Budget issued this brief of the projected impact of raising the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next five years. The analysis focuses on the impact to the Office for Persons With Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health, the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, the State Education Department, and non-profit organizations that contract with those state offices. The brief includes the wage increase schedule, and an overview of the cost of the wage increase.

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