Q&A
Discussion on minimum wage for non-prevailing wage projects
0:55:59
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35 sec
Council Member De La Rosa inquires about the current minimum wage on non-prevailing wage projects. Lucy Joffe from HPD provides information on the applicable minimum wage and its relationship to the labor market.
- Clarifies that the minimum wage for these projects is the statewide minimum wage
- Notes that the actual wages often differ from the minimum due to labor market conditions
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:55:59
Great.
0:55:59
Thank you for engaging us, and and I think that this is why this bill is important because it brings us to the table to have these realistic conversations about how we get those 2 things done.
0:56:10
Don't have the number, but what is the current minimum wage on non prevailing wage projects?
Lucy Joffe
0:56:18
So the minimum wage on non prevailing wage projects would be the minimum minimum wage state wide.
0:56:22
So there's not a separate one for you.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:56:24
Okay.
0:56:25
Okay.
Lucy Joffe
0:56:26
Okay.
0:56:27
That's not necessarily
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:56:28
what we see because that's
Lucy Joffe
0:56:29
not really what the labor market dictates for the most part.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:56:33
Okay.
