About 1 million New Yorkers would get a raise if the Assembly
bill to increase the state's minimum wage became law, and the
vast majority are adults or work full-time, according to a study
released Feb. 17 by a liberal think tank.  The Fiscal Policy
Institute study breaks down the share of New York workers who
currently make less than $8.50 an hour, the proposed new minimum
wage. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a bill in late
January that would raise the current minimum wage of $7.25
beginning in 2013 and adjust it for inflation over time.  The
study found that 880,100 New York employees earn less than $8.50
an hour. About 352,000 of those are in New York City, about 40
percent of the state total. In the city, 92 percent of those
workers are at least 20 years of age.  Were employers to hire at
the same rates and adjust pay scales to reflect the new minimum
wage, an additional 120,000 workers would benefit, the study
found.  Critics of the bill said employers would do no such
thing. "It sounds good