Thread: 1st major US city with $15 minimum wage

Officials: San Francisco is 1st major US city with $15 wage

The Associated PressJune 30, 2018 09:22 AM
Updated 3 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO Officials say San Francisco will become the first major U.S. city to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour Sunday under a ballot measure approved by voters in 2014.

City Administrator Naomi Kelly says it will be the first to hit the milestone for all workers. But it won't be the last. California lawmakers approved a plan two years ago to increase the state's $10 minimum to $15 by 2022.

A much smaller San Francisco Bay Area city, Emeryville, also will increase its minimum wage for smaller employers to $15 on Sunday. Larger employers have had to pay workers a little over $15 since last July.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (C) celebrates with City Councilors and labor representatives after he signed into law an ordinance raising the minimum wage to USD 15 an hour by 2020, in Los Angeles, California on June 13, 2015. MARK RALSTON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

AirTalk® | July 2, 2018

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The minimum wage in the city of Los Angeles was raised Sunday, the third such hike since Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a measure in 2015 that will gradually increase it to $15 per hour by 2020.

Hikes went into effect in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, Pasadena, Santa Monica and Malibu. The minimum wage in the cities and unincorporated areas for businesses with 26 or more employees is moving up to $13.25 per hour from $12 per hour, and to $12 per hour from $10.50 per hour for businesses with 25 or few employees. The California minimum wage is $11 an hour for businesses with 26 employees or more, and $10.50 for smaller ones.

So how will the new minimum wage affect those looking for entry-level positions? And if you are a business owner, what do you think the impact of the hike will be? Call us at 866-893-5722 and weigh in.

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