West Hollywood, CA City Council approved the highest minimum wage in the country of $17.64 an hour

West Hollywood, CA highest minimum wage in the country

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The West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously to raise the city's minimum wage to $17.64 which is the highest in the country. The wage hike will begin in January and gradually increase every six months until July 2023. The ordinance also expands paid vacation, sick and personal time for workers. The ordinance allows employers that can show that the wage hike would shut down their business to request a one-year waiver.

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The minimum hourly rate will rise to $17.64 by July 2023 after unanimous vote by California city’s council

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West Hollywood's city council is set to vote on hiking the local minimum wage to $17.64 an hour, which would be the highest in the United States.

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