Beginning January 1, 2017, the California Minimum Wage will increase to $10.50 per hour.
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The law was passed in April where lawmakers have made California a $15 minimum wage state by 2022
Under the plan, minimum wage will rise to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for businesses with 25 or more employees, and then rises each year until reaching $15 per hour in 2022. This plan also recognizes the contributions of small businesses – those with fewer than 25 employees – to California’s economy and allows additional time for these employers to phase in the increases.
Here is the Press Release from the Governors Office back in April 2016
Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to Raise California’s Minimum Wage
LOS ANGELES – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined supporters from across the state today in Los Angeles to sign landmark legislation that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide.
“This is about economic justice, it’s about people,” said Governor Brown. “This is an important day, it’s not the end of the struggle but it’s a very important step forward.”
Under the legislation – SB 3 by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) – minimum wage will rise to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for businesses with 26 or more employees, and then rise each year until reaching $15 per hour in 2022. The bill also recognizes the contributions of small businesses – those with 25 or fewer employees – to California’s economy and allows additional time for these employers to phase in the increases.
The legislation increases the minimum wage over time, consistent with economic expansion, while providing safety valves – known as “off-ramps” – to pause wage hikes if negative economic or budgetary conditions emerge. The Governor can act by September 1 of each year to pause the next year’s wage increase for one year if there is a forecasted budget deficit (of more than one percent of annual revenue) or poor economic conditions (negative job growth and retail sales).
Once the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for all businesses, wages could then be increased each year up to 3.5 percent (rounded to the nearest 10 cents) for inflation as measured by the national Consumer Price Index.
The new law also phases in sick leave for In-Home Supportive Services workers starting in July 2018.
Governor Brown signed AB 10 in September 2013 to raise California’s minimum wage 25 percent, from $8 to $10 per hour, effective January 1, 2016. There are approximately 7 million hourly workers in California, of which about 2.2 million earn the minimum wage.
A fact sheet on the new legislation can be found here. For full text of the bill, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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The hard core left is ruining this state. Minimum wage is meant for HS students looking for entry level work. Not career burger flippers. If people would stop being so bleeding heart, these people would earn skills to get them higher paying jobs.
This will come back to haunt California and its small businesses. Hope you enjoy those $10 cheeseburgers in the near future. Paying people more money will not help burger taste better, it will only ensure companies find more ways to cut costs and provide worse service.
What do we tell the people already in the $15-18 range. Do they now get a pay raise as well? The unintended consequences of this law is going to force mass unemployment or force businesses into other states. People seem to forget that people go into business to make money, not to provide jobs.
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