Mark Takano: “I include in the Record a letter from the National Employment Law Project in support. July 16, 2019. The undersigned…”

“I include in the Record a letter from the National Employment Law Project in support. July 16, 2019. The undersigned organizations enthusiastically support the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Patty Murray (WA), Representatives Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott (VA), Mark Pocan (WI) and Stephanie Murphy (FL). If enacted, this legislation would: Gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2025; After 2025, adjust the minimum wage each year to keep pace with growth in the typical worker's wages; Phase out the outdated subminimum wage for tipped workers, which has been frozen at a meager $2.13 since 1991; and, Sunset the much criticized ability of employers to pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage through certificates issued by DOL. Phase out the subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20. At a time when wage stagnation and income inequality pose serious threats to our families and our economy, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 will begin to reverse that cycle and raise pay broadly across the bottom of the workforce. According to the Economic Policy Institute, this Act will deliver long-overdue raises to more than 1 in 4 workers, 90% of whom are over the age of 20. The average age of workers who would get a raise is 35, nearly half have some years of college education.…”