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Prop. 32 Fails As Voters Reject Statewide Minimum Wage Going Up To $18 An Hour

November 20, 2024 2:45 amNovember 20, 2024 2:46 am

Proposition 32, which would have increased the state minimum wage to $18 per hour beginning on January 1, 2025, officially failed on Tuesday, with opponents declaring victory as No votes on the issue managed to reach a majority threshold. The...

Prop. 32 Support Plummets for $18 Minimum Wage Increase 6%

October 9, 2024 12:56 pmOctober 9, 2024 12:56 pm

Support for Proposition 32, which will increase the state minimum wage to $18 per hour beginning on January 1, 2025, has fallen by 6% between early August and Late September, according to the latest UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Sciences...

Businesses Across California Brace For Minimum Wage Increase January 1

December 8, 2022 1:26 pmDecember 8, 2022 1:26 pm

A looming statewide minimum wage increase from $15 an hour to $15.50 on January 1st has caused many employers throughout California to reconsider staffing levels, new hirings, and other important factors as economic concerns grow. The statewide minimum wage has...

LA Minimum Wage to Increase from $15 an Hour to $16.04 July 1st

February 4, 2022 12:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Thursday that Los Angeles’ minimum wage will go up from $15 an hour to $16.04 an hour beginning July 1st. Minimum wage rose dramatically in California and Los Angeles beginning in the mid-2010’s...

Eviction Moratorium Extensions Dominate Legislative Talks in Legislature’s Return

January 12, 2021 2:05 amJanuary 12, 2021 12:27 pm

On Monday, amid a return of Senators and Assembly members to Sacramento, lawmakers are seeking to fast track one of two bills to extend the eviction moratorium before it expires on January 31st. In his budget proposal released Friday, Governor...

Should the California Minimum Wage Continue to Rise in this Pandemic?

May 26, 2020 2:13 amMay 25, 2020 9:28 pm

Under existing state law, California’s minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour by January 1, 2022 (or 2023 depending on the size of the employer). Each year since 2017, the amount of the minimum wage rises by $1 pursuant...

California’s Minimum Wage To Go Up to $13 an Hour in January

December 7, 2019 9:12 am

On January 1st California’s minimum wage will increase by $1 an hour, jumping up to $13 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12 for smaller businesses. SB 3 and the rise to $15 Ever since SB...