California minimum wage to top $17 an hour in 2027
California's minimum wage is set to increase again in 2027 as part of the state's annual inflation adjustment.
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California's minimum wage is set to increase again in 2027 as part of the state's annual inflation adjustment.
Minimum wages are set to rise in 22 U.S. states and 66 cities and counties next year, even as the federal baseline wage remains at $7.25.
The percentage of Americans just scraping by financially is rising as wage growth slows and inflation flares, Bank of America finds.
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley's position on the minimum wage aligns him with some of the Senate's most liberal members.
The average cost of a fast-food meal in the U.S. is now $11.56 in major cities across the U.S., according to LendingTree.
The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers.
A Biden administration proposal would phase out a program that lets employers pay some workers less than $7.25 an hour.
Workers in four battleground states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Labor advocates say that's a recipe for poverty.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
Bank of America is hiking its base pay starting next month and plans to further lift the company's minimum wage in 2025.
Democrat lawmakers in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the state budget.
The first numbers are in to show the impact of California's increase in fast-food worker salaries on consumer prices.
Starting April 1, the minimum wage for most fast-food workers in California will jump to $20 an hour — the highest in the U.S.
California's new minimum wage law is taking a bite out of the bottom line for fast food franchises.
Fast food workers at chains with more than 100 locations nationwide will be getting a $4 boost in hourly pay as of April 1.
It's a move getting mixed reaction from both employees and employers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration has denied a news report that he pushed for an exception to the state's new fast-food minimum wage law that benefits a wealthy campaign donor.
Higher minimum wages will kick in on Jan. 1 in 22 states, lifting pay for about 9.9 million Americans, according to one estimate.
Some Sacramento-area restaurants will not see the new year, shutting down just days before January 1.
Two Pizza Hut franchise operators with hundreds of stores across California will lay off all delivery drivers in February, according to a report by Business Insider. That's more than 1,200 jobs.
The bump in minimum pay comes under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The coffee chain said it is increasing eligible employees' pay, with longer-tenured workers in line for bigger raises.
Chipotle, which just announced price hikes, said it will likely charge even more at its California restaurants, blaming a new law that raises minimum wages for fast food (and fast casual) workers in the state.
The wage increase for health care workers reflects a carefully crafted compromise in the final days of the legislative session between the health care industry and labor unions to avoid some expensive ballot initiative campaigns.
California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
