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DocuSign Envelope ID:AE2871`51-011384E78-13810-3524813313131DE2 1/412019 htlps;lhvanv.orangecountylivingvrage.org A living wage pulls working families out of poverty.With salaries at or even a few dollars above minimum wage, each day the working poor in Orange County are forced to make difficult choices such as buying food or paying rent, filling a prescription or the gas tank. If these workers earned a living wage rather than the legal minimum of$7.25 hourly, many would be lifted out of poverty. Living'Wages Benefit Employee's A living wage helps attract more skilled employees -- and keeps them on the job. Business owners know firsthand the time and effort required to fully train new hires. Frequent turnover is a huge drain on resources.A living wage is good for the bottom line. Turnover falls when employers offer a living wage, and workers who stay tend to be more educated and skilled. "I want to pay people enough that they will stay," says Ari Sanders, General Manager at Mystery Brewing Company's Public House. "The easiest way to keep employees is to let them know they've got some money coming! Many living wage employers also note better morale, attendance, customer relations, and productivity, Living Wages Work in the Local Community Lifting pay boosts business and the local.economy. The states that have raised their minimum wage are adding jobs at a faster pace than those that did not.And low-wage workers tend to spend nearly every dollar they earn for goods and services closer to home. Every extra dollar going into the pockets of low-wage workers has the potential to add even more to the regional economy.A conservative "multiplier" suggests that each dollar earned in Orange County adds at least$1.21, directly spent in Our county. Follow Orange County Living Wage on social media for the latest employer and wage news. 3 https;lfwvAy.orangecountylivingwage.org/ 2A