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California's Latest Minimum Wage Proposals Hurt Entry-Level
Workers The Orange County Register <p>President Obama recently
urged Congress to "give America a raise" by increasing the
federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. His appeal
comes just months after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will
raise California's minimum wage from $8 to $9 an hour this July
and to $10 an hour in 2016. And at least two more minimum wage
increase proposals are currently being promoted statewide which,
if passed, will end up hurting small businesses in California
and won't create full-time jobs.</p> <p>Members of the Los
Angeles City Council plan to introduce a proposal to raise the
minimum wage for non-unionized city hotel workers to $15.37 an
hour. The exemption for unionized hotels has raised questions
about whether the goal is higher wages or more unionized hotels,
but Mayor Eric Garcetti vowed, "If it gets passed by the
council, I would definitely sign it."</