▁developing ▁world ▁workers ▁a ▁living ▁w age . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁living ▁w age ▁campaign s ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁ ▁The ▁proposed ▁law ▁will ▁inform ▁tax - pay ers ▁of ▁where ▁their ▁invest ment ▁dollars ▁go ▁and ▁will ▁hold ▁developers ▁to ▁more ▁string ent ▁employ ment ▁standards . ▁The ▁proposed ▁act ▁will ▁require ▁developers ▁who ▁receive ▁substantial ▁tax - p ayer ▁fund ed ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁pay ▁employees ▁a ▁minimum ▁living ▁w age . ▁The ▁law ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁raise ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁stim ulate ▁local ▁economy . ▁ ▁Specifically ▁the ▁proposed ▁act ▁will ▁guarantee ▁that ▁workers ▁in ▁large ▁development al ▁projects ▁will ▁receive ▁a ▁w age ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁$ 1 0 . 0 0 ▁an ▁hour . ▁The ▁living ▁w age ▁will ▁get ▁indexed ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁keeps ▁up ▁with ▁cost ▁of ▁living ▁increases . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁act ▁will ▁require ▁that ▁employees ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁receive ▁health ▁ins urance ▁from ▁their ▁employ er ▁will ▁receive ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 1 . 5 0 ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁subs id ize ▁their ▁health care ▁exp enses . ▁Work ers ▁employed ▁at ▁a ▁subs id ized ▁development ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁living ▁w age ▁guarantee . ▁ ▁Many ▁city ▁officials ▁have ▁opposed ▁living ▁w age ▁requirements ▁because ▁they ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁restrict ▁business ▁climate ▁thus ▁making ▁cities ▁less ▁appe aling ▁to ▁potential ▁indust ries . ▁Log ist ically ▁cities ▁must ▁h ire ▁employees ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁ordin ance . ▁ ▁Con vers ely ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁the ▁legisl