/tags/minimum-wage minimum wage en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:27:10 GMT /labor-employment/2024-10-16/california-health-care-workers-get-a-pay-bump-under-a-new-minimum-wage-law Some 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. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:27:10 GMT /labor-employment/2024-10-16/california-health-care-workers-get-a-pay-bump-under-a-new-minimum-wage-law Sophie Austin /labor-employment/2024-10-02/a-minimum-wage-increase-for-california-health-care-workers-is-finally-kicking-in A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It’s expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:17:41 GMT /labor-employment/2024-10-02/a-minimum-wage-increase-for-california-health-care-workers-is-finally-kicking-in Ana B. Ibarra /labor-employment/2024-07-11/california-fast-food-workers-now-earn-20-per-hour-franchisees-are-responding-by-cutting-hours Experts say it’s 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. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:30:19 GMT /labor-employment/2024-07-11/california-fast-food-workers-now-earn-20-per-hour-franchisees-are-responding-by-cutting-hours Jaimie Ding /politics-government/2024-06-29/californias-25-health-care-hourly-wage-relies-on-federal-boost-state-worker-exemption California’s 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. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:12:44 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-29/californias-25-health-care-hourly-wage-relies-on-federal-boost-state-worker-exemption Don Thompson /labor-employment/2024-06-24/oregons-minimum-wage-to-go-up-50-cents-per-hour-on-july-1 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. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:32:16 GMT /labor-employment/2024-06-24/oregons-minimum-wage-to-go-up-50-cents-per-hour-on-july-1 Kyra Buckley /labor-employment/2024-06-20/californias-new-health-care-minimum-wage-is-changing-here-are-answers-to-your-questions 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. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:38:20 GMT /labor-employment/2024-06-20/californias-new-health-care-minimum-wage-is-changing-here-are-answers-to-your-questions Ana B. Ibarra /labor-employment/2024-05-18/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it 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. Sat, 18 May 2024 14:01:13 GMT /labor-employment/2024-05-18/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it Ana B. Ibarra /npr-news/2024-03-30/california-fast-food-workers-will-get-20-minimum-wage-starting-monday 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. Sat, 30 Mar 2024 11:41:31 GMT /npr-news/2024-03-30/california-fast-food-workers-will-get-20-minimum-wage-starting-monday Vanessa Romo, Alina Selyukh /labor-employment/2024-03-12/californias-minimum-wage-isnt-enough-to-keep-up-with-workers-costs-of-living-report-says The Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state’s $16-an-hour minimum can’t dispel poverty or inequality, though it’s among the highest in the U.S. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:53:43 GMT /labor-employment/2024-03-12/californias-minimum-wage-isnt-enough-to-keep-up-with-workers-costs-of-living-report-says Alejandra Reyes-Velarde /labor-employment/2024-01-16/newsom-okd-a-minimum-wage-increase-for-health-care-workers-now-he-wants-to-delay-it 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. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:54:41 GMT /labor-employment/2024-01-16/newsom-okd-a-minimum-wage-increase-for-health-care-workers-now-he-wants-to-delay-it Ana B. Ibarra