Observer

“You can discuss whether the adjustment rates are sufficient to assure people get the minimum wage, but overall it’s the right concept,” said Ken Jacobs.

“The COVID pandemic really laid bare to a large number of workers how little they matter to their employers,” said Ken Jacobs, chair of the Labor Center at the University of California, Berkeley. “Employers may call them essential, but they see how little regard they have for their lives and well-being.