State Assembly OKs $15/Hour Minimum Wage Increase

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The California Assembly on Thursday green-lighted a plan that would create the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation of $15 an hour by 2022.
The proposal now moves on to the state Senate for consideration. The state of New York is considering a similar measure.
Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats who control both legislative chambers hailed the increase as a boon to more than 2 million of California’s poorest workers and an example to the nation as it stru