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California city plans $16 minimum wage by 2019, highest in the U.S.
Source: Reuters
US | Thu May 7, 2015 6:54am EDT
California city plans $16 minimum wage by 2019, highest in the U.S.
BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
(Reuters) - Emmeryville, a small city in the San Francisco Bay Area, has given initial approval to the nation's highest minimum wage by setting baseline pay at $16 an hour in 2019, with gradual increases leading up to that level.
The 5-0 vote on Tuesday by the city council in Emmeryville, a community of about 10,000 residents, follows moves by several major U.S. cities to sharply raise their minimum wages.
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. Labor and religious groups have despaired of wringing an increase from the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress and have instead pressed local governments in liberal-leaning areas to enact their own increases.
The Emmeryville proposal faces a final approval vote on May 19. It would take effect on July 1, when the minimum wage would rise to $14.44 an hour for businesses with at least 55 workers and $12.25 for smaller companies, city documents show.
It would increase gradually every year until it reaches $16 for all businesses in 2019.
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California city plans $16 minimum wage by 2019, highest in the U.S.
BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
(Reuters) - Emmeryville, a small city in the San Francisco Bay Area, has given initial approval to the nation's highest minimum wage by setting baseline pay at $16 an hour in 2019, with gradual increases leading up to that level.
The 5-0 vote on Tuesday by the city council in Emmeryville, a community of about 10,000 residents, follows moves by several major U.S. cities to sharply raise their minimum wages.
The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. Labor and religious groups have despaired of wringing an increase from the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress and have instead pressed local governments in liberal-leaning areas to enact their own increases.
The Emmeryville proposal faces a final approval vote on May 19. It would take effect on July 1, when the minimum wage would rise to $14.44 an hour for businesses with at least 55 workers and $12.25 for smaller companies, city documents show.
It would increase gradually every year until it reaches $16 for all businesses in 2019.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-usa-minimumwage-california-idUSKBN0NR2NT20150507
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how many businesses(restaurants in particular) will discover that a crew of 54 can be forced to do the work 60.