Labor/Employment
Apr. 15, 2011
Lawmakers Weigh Minimum Wage Hike
Employment experts appear split on whether a proposed state law to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $8.50 would help or hurt job growth in California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Employment experts appear split on whether a proposed law to raise the state's minimum wage from $8 to $8.50 would help or hurt job growth in California, which has the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation.
Assembly Bill 10, introduced by Assemblymember Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, was put on hold in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, a customary step for bills with a potentia...
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