Why California Is Hiking Its Minimum Wage

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The Golden State is raising its minimum wage, in part to help younger workers. Nine out of ten California minimum-wage workers are at least 20 years old. The state is raising the minimum wage in stages, and by 2016 it will rise to $10 dollars an hour, the highest in the country.

The Golden State is raising its minimum wage, in part to help younger workers. Nine out of ten California minimum-wage workers are at least 20 years old. The state is raising the minimum wage in stages, and by 2016 it will rise to $10 dollars an hour, the highest in the country.