California’s state minimum wage — currently $9/hr — is poised to bump up to $10/hr on January 1, 2016. Last June, the state Senate passed a bill to increase
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Are Minimum Wages to Blame for Over-Priced Burritos?
One of our ongoing themes has been the consequences for California’s economy of having laws that are so protective of employees. See this one, for example. With a fresh
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California Senate Votes to Further Increase Minimum Wage
The California Senate voted this week to increase the state’s minimum wage from its current $9 per hour to
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San Francisco and Oakland Bump Up Minimum Wages
With Republicans taking control of the Senate, an increase in the US minimum wage ($7.25) seems unlikely anytime soon.
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