20 States Ring In New Year With Minimum Wage Increases
Ted Goodman
7:46 PM 01/01/2017
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Demonstrators in the "Fight for $15" wage protest are joined by social justice activists at a rally in downtown San Diego, California, U.S., November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Demonstrators in the "Fight for $15" wage protest are joined by social justice activists at a rally in downtown San Diego, California, U.S., November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake
On Jan. 1, 2017, the minimum wage increased to $10.50 per hour in the state of California, up 50 cents from its current rate of $10 per hour.
California isn’t the only state with a new increase — states across the country either passed increases through ballot measures, or the legislature took action to increase the minimum wage to pre-empt potential ballot measures. Some increases are substantial, while others are low, like in Florida, where the minimum wage is going up from $8.05 to $8.10.
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