Minimum Wage

Minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 per hour in 2023, but it’ll be even higher in several cities.

The minimum wage in California will be $15.50 per hour for all businesses, regardless of the number of workers, according to the Department of Labor Relations.

The company says the plan is designed to help employees deal with persistent inflation, and to help the company attract and retain top talent, lessening turnover.

As a result of inflation, the statewide minimum wage will increase starting July 1 in various Bay Area cities.

Soaring inflation will trigger an automatic increase in California’s minimum wage next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday.

California’s minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour next year. That increases the minimum wage from $15 per hour for companies with 25 or more workers and $14 per hour for companies with 25 employees or less. State law says if inflation increases by more than 7%, the minimum wage must increase to $15.50 for everyone. Thursday, Gov. Gavin...

Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws. Terms of the settlement were not filed with the court Tuesday and details were not released.

Target says it is raising its minimum wage up to $24 an hour for workers in stores and distribution centers in competitive markets.

The Living Wage Act of 2022, which aims to raise California’s minimum wage to $18, began to collect signatures in February.

A new program plans to give Black women in Georgia up to $850 in guaranteed income per month. Similar experiments are also taking place across the country.

Economists say employers will continue to give big pay raises, but they won’t solve the labor shortage and could contribute to rising inflation.

Federal agencies were told on Friday to raise the minimum wage to $15 for workers, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin started a petition for monthly payments in March 2020. Nearly two years later, the cause still resonates with many Americans.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in California in 2022, including a rise in the minimum wage and a simpler process to divide properties for additional residential units.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in California in 2022, including a rise in the minimum wage and a simpler process to divide properties for additional residential units. Kris Sanchez reports.

Twenty-six U.S. states will raise their minimum wage in 2022. Activists have pushed for $15 an hour, but some are setting their sights on an $18-per-hour rate.