minimum wage

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When business leaders were frustrated over the passage of a $30-per-hour minimum wage for hotel workers, Bass brokered a meeting with them and Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, he said in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But he said too many carers across the country were not being paid for their travel time and this risked pushing their hourly rate below the national minimum wage.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He has also promised to build on Petro's legacy of increasing the minimum wage, raising education spending and transferring land to poor communities.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Unionized hotel workers in New York City will make more than $100,000 a year in several years, and Los Angeles will eventually raise the minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"After you left I was thinking...I really could use a hand. But I could only pay minimum wage, and only a couple shifts per week."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour