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Portland businesses struggle to keep up with new $18 hazard pay
Some have cut hours and laid off staff. Others have raised prices. Many say the situation isn t sustainable.
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David Turin, chef and owner of David s Restaurants, filets a fish in the kitchen at his restaurant in Monument Square on Jan. 6. Turin has not cut hours or raised prices, but said his restaurants are surviving on government grants. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe
Many Portland businesses have raised prices or reduced staff and hours of operation in the hopes of holding on long enough to see the end of emergency declarations that triggered an $18 citywide emergency minimum wage that is now the nation’s highest.