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Andrew Nixon/Capital Public RadioWhile wage increases usually have widespread support in California, a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows 54% of likely voters say they鈥檒l reject the measure. -
Rich Pedroncelli, File/AP PhotoSome of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
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A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It鈥檚 expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers. -
Experts say it鈥檚 still too early to tell the long-term impact of the wage hike on fast food restaurants and whether there will be widespread layoffs and closures. -
California鈥檚 nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding and exempt thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to be approved in the coming days. -
The standard hourly minimum wage in Oregon will increase to $14.70, with workers in the Portland Metro area getting $15.95 and rural workers receiving $13.70. -
Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers expect to get a raise under a new law that sets a higher minimum wage for them. The law has a number of variables, including when it will actually take effect. -
A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit. -
Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours. -
The Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office says the state鈥檚 $16-an-hour minimum can鈥檛 dispel poverty or inequality, though it鈥檚 among the highest in the U.S. -
About 500,000 California health care workers were expected to see pay increases under a law that set a new minimum wage for their industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay the pay bumps until the state budget has a stronger outlook. -
California fast-food workers will earn a $20 minimum wage in April. Other employers might have to raise their pay floor to recruit and retain staff. -
A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state鈥檚 Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. -
On Saturday, Oregon's minimum wage went up 70 cents.
