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California Workers' Rights: A Manual of Job Rights, Protections and Remedies

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Arindrajit Dube, Ken Jacobs, Dave Graham-Squireand Stephanie Luce

Living Wage Policies and Wal-Mart: How a Higher Wage Standard Would Impact Wal-Mart Workers and Shoppers

This study analyzes what the impact on Wal-Mart workers and shoppers would be if the retailer increased its minimum wage to $10 per hour. It finds that a $10 per hour minimum wage would provide significant, concentrated benefits to Wal-Mart workers, the majority in low-income families, while the costs would be dispersed in small amounts among many consumers across the income spectrum.

Michael Reich, Peter Halland Ken Jacobs

Living Wages and Economic Performance: The San Francisco Airport Model

In this study we examine the determinants of low-wage labor markets at the airport, the scope of t he new policies at SFO, and the impacts of those policies on workers, employers, consumers and taxpayers, with special attention to the effects on airport safety and security.