Apparel Industry Fears Minimum Wage Hike

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Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Association, one of the state’s largest apparel trade groups, said Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $13.25 will force manufacturers to absorb costs, the Daily News reports. Metchek predicts that apparel manufacturers will leave Los Angeles if the wage increase is passed by the City Council.

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