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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]
Massachusetts passes the first minimum wage law for women and minors. [26] 1912 (United States) Chicago newspaper strike occurred. [26] 1912 (United States) Fur Workers' Strike occurred. [26] 1912 (United States) IWW Free Speech Fight occurred in San Diego, California. [26] 1912 (United States) New York City Hotel Strike occurred. [26]
In 2016, California became the first state to pass a $15 hourly minimum wage under a law signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, also a Democrat. About 40 cities and counties already have minimum wages ...
California voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage hike to $18, by a reported margin of 51-49, marking the first such failure of that type of ballot initiative since 1996.
In recent years, California has raised its minimum wage in an effort to offset increased costs for housing, gas and other necessities. In April, fast-food restaurants in the state with 60 or more ...
Minimum wage by state by year. In the United States, the minimum wage is set by U.S. labor law and a range of state and local laws. [4] The first federal minimum wage was instituted in the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but later found to be unconstitutional. [5]
This would increase the minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, up from the current rate of $16 per hour for most people. Fast food workers already got a pay boost this year to at least $20 an hour, and some health care workers now make a minimum of $23 an hour. If approved, California would have the country’s highest statewide minimum wage.