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Story December 27, 1947

The Union Times

New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

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New York state enacts higher minimum wages for hotel, restaurant, cleaning/dyeing, and confectionery industries, with hourly rates up to 57.5 cents and overtime provisions.

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Minimum Wages
Hiked In New York

ALBANY, N. Y.-(FP) - New state minimum wage levels in the hotel, restaurant, cleaning and dyeing and confectionery industries have gone into effect in New York state.
The order provides payment of up to 51c an hour for workers in year-round hotels and weekly standards up to $22 in resort establishments. Restaurant workers are to receive minimum hourly rates up to 52c, with variations in proportion to the size of the communities. The cleaning and dyeing and confectionery industries are ordered to pay a minimum of 57½c hourly with time-and-a-half for overtime.

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Labor Policy News Report

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Minimum Wage New York Hotel Workers Restaurant Workers Confectionery Industry Overtime Pay

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New York State

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New York State

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New state minimum wage levels in the hotel, restaurant, cleaning and dyeing and confectionery industries have gone into effect in New York state. The order provides payment of up to 51c an hour for workers in year-round hotels and weekly standards up to $22 in resort establishments. Restaurant workers are to receive minimum hourly rates up to 52c, with variations in proportion to the size of the communities. The cleaning and dyeing and confectionery industries are ordered to pay a minimum of 57½c hourly with time-and-a-half for overtime.

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