Mulling Effects of Minimum Wage on Nonprofits

Earlier this month, the Berkeley Labor Commission in California proposed to raise that city’s minimum wage from its current level of $10 an hour (which will rise by local ordinance to $12.53) to $19 an hour, jumping over most of the minimum wage discussion in the nation which has typically focused on $15.

It is understandable in a community like Berkeley where, according to Zillow, the average rent is more than $3,500 a month, though small-business owners in the ultra-expensive city are complaining that even the current minimum $10-an-hour wage level has some operating in the red.