Starting October 2025, over 30 U.S. states will implement minimum wage hikes as part of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' (OBBB), ...

Although many regions have already implemented minimum wage increases at the beginning of the year, thousands of workers in more than a dozen cities and states will receive a new wage hike in July, ...

Lawmakers made an exception for smaller restaurant chains, implicitly acknowledging that the law would come with costs.

Today, it’s determined to be a cautionary tale, showing other states a clear example of what bad public policy looks like.

A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) this month found that California’s 2023 minimum wage hike cost the state thousands of jobs. Researchers found that the state’s ...

New data shows California has lost close to 20,000 fast-food jobs since Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the $20 minimum wage bill two years ago.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- One Southern California city will soon have the highest minimum wage in the nation as its city council passed a motion to increase it to $17.64 an hour. West Hollywood's ...

The minimum wage in California will increase again in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers across the state will earn $16.90 an hour, up from the current rate of $16.50. This ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation this week, ensuring that inmate firefighters receive the federal ...