While I traveled around the state recently, giving talks to promote my newly published book about California's history, it was a rare stop where ... no estate tax, a rock-bottom minimum wage of $7.25 ...

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 ...

and can also help bump up wages for another 6.2 million workers as companies adjust to the new minimum, USA TODAY previously reported. Wage jumps in recent years have helped some Americans try to ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here are some of the cities and jurisdictions seeing minimum wage hikes this year, according to data compiled by the National Employment Law Project ...

The first-of-its-kind policy increased the starting wage for California fast food workers to $20 per hour, which is higher than the overall state minimum wage. It also established a statewide ...

Controversy continues to swirl around California’s minimum wage requirements with a recent study prompting a counter study from academic circles and business owners doubling down on criticism of ...

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.

"Starting the 15th of April, in a completely unexpected move, Trump approved the largest minimum wage in U.S. history ... Mark Takano, D-California, proposed a bill to shorten the standard ...

The general hourly minimum wage in California this year is $16.50. The state law created a council to set periodic increases in the fast food minimum wage. The group is considering raising the ...

Democrats are once again looking to raise the federal minimum wage. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, joined 141 Democratic colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday, April 25 ...

Maite joined the AS USA in 2021, bringing her experience as ... Update: Apr 24th, 2025 05:43 EDT In major cities across the United States, minimum-wage workers often struggle to afford a one ...

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