COVID Business: Much-Needed $1/Hour Wage Hike Strains Novato Businesses Struggling To Survive COVID-19

From CBS San Francisco:

December 1, 2020 at 7:53 pm

NOVATO (KPIX) — It has been two years since the City of Novato approved a series of minimum wage hikes and now, despite the economic disaster brought on by the pandemic, businesses will have to pay more to their employees beginning January 1. While there’s no doubt workers could use some extra money to make ends meet, it may not be a good time for some businesses to be paying for raises.

The wage hike will be one dollar, with small businesses paying $14 per hour and larger ones, $15 per hour.

“Marin County is probably one of the more expensive counties to live in,” said Novato Mayor Pro Tem Pat Eklund. “And it’s important for people to work one job rather than two or three jobs in order to pay the rent.”

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