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The city of Los Angeles is exploring what would happen if the minimum wage of workers on residential construction projects was raised to more than $32 an hour.

At Tuesday morning’s city council meeting, councilmembers Curren Price and Hugo Soto-Martinez introduced a motion to have the city commission a study on the effects of establishing a $32.35 minimum wage for all construction projects in the city with ten or more residential units and under 85 feet in height.

The study would also analyze the effect of an additional healthcare credit of $7.65 per hour for construction workers on these projects.

The motion, also backed by councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Heather Hutt, argues

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