State preemption of local minimum wage laws prevent communities from improving health outcomes …

State preemption of local minimum wage laws prevent communities from improving health outcomes such as decreased adult body weight, increased infant birth weight, decreased rates of preterm birth, decreased child maltreatment reports, and lower rates of suicide. Read more from Marotta, J, Greene, S. Minimum Wages: What Does the Research Tell Us about the Effectiveness of Local Action?. Urban Institute. January 2019. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/minimum-wages-what-does-research-tell-us-about-effectiveness-local-action.