On Wednesday, a majority vote by the Los Angeles City Council approved a city ordinance that will increase the minimum wage in the city to $15 by 2020, although the sudden jump will not happen overnight. The ordinance, which has now been sent to the mayor for the final stamp of approval, sets a five-year […]
Minimum wage rates have been a problem for many years for the U.S. As it largely effects the economy, minimum wage is a major concern for everyone. On Tuesday Jeb Bush weighed in on why he thinks raising federal minimum wage is a problem, leading many critics to claim that he wanted to rid the […]
Washington State’s House of Representatives has voted to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 per hour. The House representatives voted 51-46 this afternoon to raise its minimum wage, even though the state has the nation’s highest minimum hourly wage at $9.47 per hour. The bill, House bill 1355, will raise the state’s minimum wage over […]
