CALIFORNIA: California’s minimum wage to $15 an hour was cleared to begin collecting signatures for a ballot initiative next year as local efforts continues nationwide to boost the minimum wage to better reflect the cost of living.
The proposal by the Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers West would increase California’s minimum wage by $1 an hour annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2021. California’s current $9 hourly wage, among the highest in the country, is set to increase to $10 next year.
In New York, the state Wage Board has endorsed a proposal to phase in a $15 minimum wage for workers at fast-food restaurants with 30 or more locations.
