California isn’t the only state implementing a minimum wage hike in 2025. A total of 23 states and dozens of localities will increase their minimum wage next year, USA TODAY reported .

California isn’t the only state implementing a minimum wage hike in 2025. A total of 23 states and dozens of localities will increase their minimum wage next year, USA TODAY reported .

California’s statewide minimum wage has clearly become much more binding over the past two decades, going from 41.2% of the median in 2006 to 62.7% in 2022, meaning that it is directly raising ...

California's minimum wage already exceeds the federal level of $7.25 per hour by a significant margin. The state mandates a $16 hourly minimum for most workers, while fast-food employees receive ...

Wage increases lead to small price increases. The study found that after the law went into effect prices saw a one-time increase of 3.7%, or about 15 cents for a $4 item.

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases this year, some Americans are still due for a bump in 2025, including many workers in California.. Jan. 1, 2025 ...

California fast food workers hold a rally as they celebrate their minimum wage increase to $20 an hour during an event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 5, 2024.

California voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage hike to $18, by a reported margin of 51-49, marking the first such failure of that type of ballot initiative since 1996.

Fast food workers in California could be in line for another minimum wage hike starting in January. AP. The frequent critic of the law added, “If Gavin Newsom isn’t too busy measuring the ...

In April this year California raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20, sparking criticism that the industry would suffer. However, Governor Gavin Newsom's office recently released ...

Fast food workers in California could soon get a rise in the minimum wage. Why It Matters. A boosted minimum wage for food workers first came into place in the Golden State in 2024, and was not ...