California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday used his State of the State spotlight and a follow-up social media post to ...

Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will be $16.90. That represents a 40-cent hourly increase from 2025. Some ...

On Thursday, Jan. 1, the state of California increased its minimum wage by 40 cents, bringing it to $16.90 per hour. That’s ...

California will see significant workplace changes in the new year, with wage hikes, expanded employment protections and ...

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, ...

The statewide minimum wage increased by 40 cents this year, but many California cities have set their own local minimums even ...

In San Jose -- where minimum wage is inching up 50 cents to $18.45 an hour -- that only adds up to an additional $1,040 a ...

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported ...

The largest hike is in Hawaii, where the state’s minimum wage jumped $2 to $16. Arizona, California, Ohio, Michigan, South ...

In 2026, nearly two dozen U.S. states will raise their minimum wage, benefiting millions of workers as living costs continue ...

No, Mississippi is not among the 19 states raising the minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour for covered nonexempt workers.