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Impact of Rising Minimum Wages, Auto Body Repairer Wages in 2015 and Beyond

April 7, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

With legislation signed this week in both California and New York raising the minimum wage in stages to $15 an hour, CollisionWeek analyzes the latest government statistics for wages for auto body repair technicians in the largest metropolitan areas across the country.

With the signing of legislation in both California and New York this week that will raise the minimum wage in both states to $15 an hour in stages, the attention of collision repairers in those states, and in nearby states, will be focused on the increasing cost of labor, how it will impact collision repair labor rates, and

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Filed Under: Research Tagged With: California, Employment, Metropolitan Areas, Minimum Wage, New York, Wages

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