Noel Boyer
Role at the time: President, All About Trees
Condemned
Statement summary
Noel Boyer, president of All About Trees, said the bill would give each of his employees a 20% raise on day one because he would have to pay them the same for fewer hours. He said he would also pay a lot more overtime and would have to raise prices significantly to recoup the cost.
“That means that on day one, every one of my employees gets a 20% raise just like boom, because if I’ve got to pay them the same for a quarter less hours, they’re taking a 20% raise right off the top. So it means I’m going to be paying a lot more overtime plus the 20% raise that everybody gets just for already. And the only way to really recoup that...most small businesses run on a fairly small margin. The only way to recoup that is to jack prices up, and it’s going to be significant.”
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Why we used this label
Boyer opposes the bill on cost grounds, saying it would give his employees an immediate 20% raise, add overtime costs and force significant price increases at his business.