The California statewide minimum wage is currently $9.00 per hour. It will increase to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 as a result of the passage of AB 10, which I blogged about here. But local jurisdictions are always free to set higher minimum wages, and that is exactly what voters in both Oakland… Read More
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Governor Brown Signs AB 10 Raising California Minimum Wage
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10) which raises the state’s minimum wage to $9.00/hour on July 1, 2014 and then to $10.00/hour on January 1, 2016. Unless some other state raises its minimum wage in the interim, the Governor’s signing of AB 10 gives California the highest state minimum wage… Read More
New Bill, AB 10, Seeks Increase in State’s Minimum Wage
On Monday December 3, 2012 — the first day of the next legislative session — Assembly member Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) introduced a new bill (AB 10) that would significantly raise the state’s minimum wage to $8.25 beginning in 2014. The bill proposes additional increases in 2015 (to $8.75) and 2016 (to $9.25). In addition, beginning in… Read More
