Virtually all jobs affected by this ruling are in the local services and construction business. Think masons, plumbers, etc. As a) these jobs are by definition

Virtually all jobs affected by this ruling are in the local services and construction business. Think masons, plumbers, etc. As a) these jobs are by definition locally bound and b) the ruling affects all employers in these industries equally, I have a hard time seeing how that should negatively affect the employment situation. Edit: We had a similar event in Germany: About a year ago a minimum wage law has been introduced. The industries affected are largely the same. The fears were the same: Overregulation was expected to be a job killer. The empirical results: New regular jobs have been created in these industries.