The government says the country’s lowest paid workers should get a rise in line with the CPI indicator, which went up 3.4 percent in the 12 months to January.
LOS ANGELES—On Tuesday members of the Los Angeles City Council voted to draft an ordinance raising the minimum wage from $9 to $13.25 by 2017. This supports L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s plan, which he has been pushing since Labor Day this year.
Facing fall re-election campaigns and an increasingly volatile political climate, state lawmakers are expected to adjourn their 2014 session without voting on high-profile issues including medical marijuana, public campaign financing, and a minimum wage increase.