Small business owners say $15 unaffordable
rep-am | January 13, 2019
HARTFORD Waterbury restaurateur Tony D’Amelio says a $15 minimum wage would be too high for his Italian eatery. D’Amelio, owner of Verdi Restaurant at the Western Hills Golf Course, also is a longtime state representative who plans to oppose a $4.90 increase to the state’s standard hourly rate. “I know in this economy right.