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Proposition 32 will ask California voters if the statewide minimum wage should be increased to $18 an hour. The current minimum wage in California is $16 an hour and adjusts for inflation.
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
A worker stocks grocery items at Northgate Market in Los Angeles. California voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state's hourly minimum wage to $18 from $16.
Are California voters, normally progressive on labor issues, about to turn down an $18 minimum wage increase?
Proposition 32 proposed raising the minimum wage to $17 immediately for larger employers and to $18 starting in January 2025. Prop. 32, measure to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour, trails in ...
The general minimum increased from $16.50 per hour to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024. There are also special minimum wages in the Regulations for certain types of employees, such as home support workers and farm workers. [14] Wages can be paid by cash, cheque, draft or money order. Direct deposit can be used only if expressly authorized. [15]
The Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) was established in 1913 to regulate wages, hours and working conditions in California. [1] It was defunded by the California legislature in 2004 [2] but its regulations consisting of 18 "Wage Orders" remain in effect, enforced by the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
Now, pointing to the state’s affordability issues, proponents of Proposition 32 would have you believe raising the minimum wage from $16 to $18 per hour offers a solution for entry-level workers ...