LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed into law a measure that will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. He called the law "a major victory for our city" at a signing on Saturday, and said the wage increases will enable working families to lift themselves out of poverty. The increases would begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. Calls for rai...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed into law a measure that will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. He called the law "a major victory for our city" at a signing on Saturday, and said the wage increases will enable working families to lift themselves out of poverty. The increases would begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. Calls for rai...
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