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Living Wage Study
for Cuyahoga County
A study by Policy Matters Ohio for the Cuyahoga County Board of
Commissioners has concluded that a county living wage requirement would
benefit a significant number of employees at county contractors. At the
same time, Policy Matters found, a large majority of such employees
already are paid $10 an hour or more, and such a requirement is not
likely to impose major additional costs.
About 120 cities and counties have living wage laws, which require
service contractors and sometimes also economic development aid
recipients to pay a wage above the state minimum to covered employees.
The cities of Cleveland, Lakewood, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo have
living wage requirements, as do major counties such as Cook County, IL.,
and Wayne County, MI., and the state of Maryland.
The Policy Matters report, completed in June 2007, describes current
living wage ordinances around the country; reviews existing literature on
these laws, and considers the impact on for-profit and nonprofit
employers, employees and government. It examines living-wage requirements
in large U.S. counties and Ohio cities, with a special focus on the
Cleveland and Lakewood experiences. In considering the potential effect
of such a requirement on Cuyahoga County, the report reviews recent
county contracts and summarizes a survey Policy Matters conducted of
county contractors. It also considers the possible effects on the Small
Business Enterprise program, economic development grants the county
receives from the state and federal governments and county financial aid
to employers. Finally, the report provides recommendations for a county
living wage requirement.
Press
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Executive Summary
Full
Report
Appendices
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