New California Laws 2016California Leads The Country In Minimum WageDecember 21, 2015 | Lesley McClurgCalifornia workers earning minimum wage will get an extra dollar an hour at the beginning of the year. The state raised the rate from $8 to $9 in July 2014. Soon it will be $10 an hour. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Ballot Proposal Seeks To Raise Nevada Minimum Wage To $13November 24, 2015(AP) - Voters might be able to weigh in on gradually raising Nevada's minimum wage to $13.
State GovernmentUnions Push Competing Minimum Wage, Prop 30 InitiativesNovember 10, 2015 | Ben AdlerCalifornia voters will likely be asked next year whether to extend the Proposition 30 income taxes on the rich and whether to raise the minimum wage. But it's not yet clear if they’ll be asked those questions once – or twice. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalif. Voters Could See Rival Measures To Raise Minimum WageNovember 4, 2015 | Ben BradfordAn effort to raise California’s minimum wage next year just got more complicated. California’s largest union and a local affiliate are now offering competing ballot initiatives.
Sacramento City Council Approves Plan To Increase Minimum WageOctober 28, 2015 | Bob MoffittTensions were high during Tuesday night's Sacramento City Council meeting as hundreds turned out to protest a plan to increase the city's minimum wage. Two protesters were arrested for disturbing a public meeting. A modified proposal passed 6-3. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Minimum Wage Proposal Draws Opposition From Labor, BusinessOctober 26, 2015 | Bob MoffittA proposal to increase the minimum wage in the city of Sacramento is facing opposition from business and labor. The proposal is scheduled to be on the City Council agenda Tuesday night.
Sacramento Business Groups Voice Opposition To A Minimum Wage OrdinanceOctober 20, 2015The minimum wage ordinance before the Sacramento City Council appears to be in trouble. A business coalition sent Mayor Kevin Johnson a letter Monday stating its opposition to raising the city's minimum wage to $12.50 per hour.
State GovernmentCalifornia Minimum Wage Initiative Cleared For SignaturesAugust 4, 2015(AP) - A union-backed effort to raise California's minimum wage has been approved to start collecting signatures for a statewide ballot initiative.
Group Pushing For Higher Sacramento Minimum WageJuly 15, 2015 | Steve MilneA bill to hike California's hourly minimum wage may have stalled in the legislature after Gov. Jerry Brown's finance department announced its opposition earlier this month. But a local effort to raise the wage from $9 to $15 is still alive.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate Approves Higher Minimum WageJune 1, 2015 | Katie OrrThe California Senate has approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage.
