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04-01-2016, 02:15 AM
California becomes first state in the nation to approve $15 minimum wage
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California lawmakers on Thursday approved a historic piece of legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $10 to $15 per hour over the next six years, ushering the state to the forefront of a national movement to lift the pay floor. The measure is **w headed to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign it into law on Monday, according to a release.
The first of many incremental increases is slated for Jan. 1, when the current state-wide minimum wage is bumped up to $10.50
Legislators and labor unions hammered out a deal on March 26 to approve the plan, according to the Los Angeles Times. Since then, there have been rumblings (http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-california-15-minimum-good-idea-20160327-snap-htmlstory.html) that some lawmakers were pushed to the bargaining table only out of fear voters would approve a different, more sudden $15 hike initiative that had qualified for the **vember ballot. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/california-15-minimum-wage/)
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California lawmakers on Thursday approved a historic piece of legislation that will raise the minimum wage from $10 to $15 per hour over the next six years, ushering the state to the forefront of a national movement to lift the pay floor. The measure is **w headed to Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign it into law on Monday, according to a release.
The first of many incremental increases is slated for Jan. 1, when the current state-wide minimum wage is bumped up to $10.50
Legislators and labor unions hammered out a deal on March 26 to approve the plan, according to the Los Angeles Times. Since then, there have been rumblings (http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-california-15-minimum-good-idea-20160327-snap-htmlstory.html) that some lawmakers were pushed to the bargaining table only out of fear voters would approve a different, more sudden $15 hike initiative that had qualified for the **vember ballot. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/california-15-minimum-wage/)
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