Published May 22, 2015

Minimum wage increase sweeps L.A. – $15 by 2020

While Los Angeles has had a $9.00 minimum wage for some time (almost $2.00 more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25), its recent vote to raise the minimum to $15.00 by 2020 has people talking.

Nearly half of the city’s work force make less than $15 an hour, many of them employed in food service, so it will be interesting to see how the increase affects the local economy.

Do you think your city is next? When will we see a national increase?

Read the full article here: L.A. raises minimum wage to $15