California Minimum Wage to Increase in 2023 Amid Soaring Inflation

California Minimum Wage to Increase in 2023 Amid Soaring Inflation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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California will raise its minimum wage to $15.50 per hour for all workers beginning next year as inflation soars across the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.

Newsom, a Democrat, noted that the increase was needed due to a provision in the state’s existing minimum wage law, signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016, which mandates a minimum wage increase to $15.50 when inflation exceeds 7 percent.

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Katabella Roberts is a news writer for The Epoch Times, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and business news.
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