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California Bay Area Communities Establish Minimum Wages

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Kathy White, Esq.

In recent years, increasing the minimum wage rate at the local level has gained momentum. Already, several California Bay Area cities have established minimum wage rates that exceed California’s 2016 $10.00 per hour state minimum wage rate. Support for the higher minimum wage rates is indicative of the higher cost of living in these communities. Read more

Sunnyvale Included Among California’s Municipal Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Kathy White, Esq.

Sunnyvale, CA joins several other Northern California communities in adopting a minimum wage rate that is higher than California’s $9.00 per hour minimum wage rate. Effective January 1, 2015, Sunnyvale’s minimum wage rate is $10.30 per hour. Beginning on January 1, 2016, and each year thereafter, Sunnyvale’s minimum wage will be adjusted for increases in Read more