minimum wage

Calif. voters to vote yea or nay on $15 wage

The stepped climb to that level would start as early as next year under an initiative that just qualified for the November ballot.

A breakdown of NY's complicated $15 wage agreement

The measure will create different rates increasing by different amounts in different areas.

Restaurants in those states will see hikes phased in over time.

The state decided not to follow New York's lead in adopting a major employee benefit.

The lawsuit says a state law blocking municipal increases is discriminatory.

The increases will come this fall.

The Silicon Valley city will hit the threshold three years ahead of the rest of the state.

Restaurateurs warned that raising minimum wages by an unreasonable margin would bring cuts, streamlining and automation.

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