Washington Times: California lawmakers passed a bill raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, phased in over the next three years.
Washington Times: California lawmakers passed a bill raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, phased in over the next three years.
Washington was the highest minimum wage paying state, at $9.19 per hour. Federal law sets a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, AP reported.
Some cities in California, such as San Francisco, already offered more than the minimum $8 demanded by state law. The bill was passed legislators on a party-line vote, with the Chamber of Commerce calling it out as an economic drain.
