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Over 200 businesses in Orange County may raise minimum wage to $14.90

By Heather Leah, January 7 2020 A nonprofit announced Tuesday that hundreds of businesses in Orange County may increase their minimum wage to $14.90 in 2020. The Orange County Living Wage coalition, or OCLW, works with participating businesses to promote higher salaries for their employees. Over 200 locally-owned companies have voluntarily joined the OCLW certification […]

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When Prices Increase, But The Minimum Wage Has Not

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

January 6, 2020 The federal minimum wage is $7.25. And that rate hasn’t changed since 2009, even though the price of everything from housing to transportation has increased. So how do we keep America affordable? People are getting priced out – and not just in the big cities. The federal minimum wage is less than

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24 States Raising Minimum Wage in 2020

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Isabelle Gustafson | January 6, 2020 The minimum wage is set to go up in 24 states and 48 cities and counties in 2020, according to the advocacy group National Employment Law Project (NELP). On Jan. 1, 20 states and 26 cities and counties, mostly in California, raised the minimum wages. Four more states

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Union sues Disneyland resort over living wage

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

Union sues Disneyland resort over living wage – Los Angeles Times Is the Disneyland Resort getting a city subsidy? Workers’ lawsuit pushes court to decide Source: LA Times By Hugo Martín Staff Writer Dec. 9, 2019 3:05 PM A group of Disneyland workers has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the Anaheim resort is violating a 2018

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Twenty-One States Kick Off New Year with Minimum Wage Hikes

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

Twenty-One States Kick Off New Year with Minimum Wage Hikes | 2019-12-12 | ACHR News Six states on track to reach $15 an hour in the future December 12, 2019 Source: “ACHR News” Twenty-one states will be raising their minimum wage to start the New Year. Six states (California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and

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