Choose any, ONE specific, relatively low-wage occupation (for example, “cashier,” “food server,” truck or bus “driver,” or “home healthcare aide”) and then, project both the direction and the percentage rate of change of the quantity of labor input demanded (i.e., aggregate employment*hours) for this job–based on labor-demand side factors:
A) in the short-run (next year) vs. in the long-run (over the next 10-years):
B) if that job becomes influenced by (you choose just) ONE of these new public policies:
i) an increase in the legal minimum wage rate (e.g., gradually to $15/hour),
ii) the 1.5 (150%) premium pay for any “overtime” work hours is owed for any hours per week beyond a 32-hour workweek,
iii) a hazard pay premium is required for all hours worked in labor markets where jobs are exposed to health risks, such as a contagion/pandemic.
iv) there is a minimum paid time off for all jobs in all industries of 2 weeks per year.