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Santa Clarita Minimum Wage Set To Increase Jan. 1

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Minimum wage in the City of Santa Clarita is set to go up half a dollar at the start of the new year. California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2024. The City of Santa Clarita follows state minimum wage laws, meaning that employees being paid minimum wage within city ...

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Minimum Wage Rising In Los Angeles County Unincorporated Areas

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Los Angeles County raises its minimum wage, affecting the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley beginning Saturday  Starting Saturday, July 1, Los Angeles County is set to see an increase in the minimum wage from the previous $15.96 dollars per hour to $16.90 per hour, according to officials with L.A. County.  The rate of increase is due to the ...

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Garcia Continues Push To Increase Military Pay 

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Earlier this week, Congressman Mike Garcia R-Santa Clarita, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to advocate for increasing base pay for enlisted servicemembers.  Garcia is advocating that servicemembers be paid a minimum of $31,200 annually, an average of $15 an hour. “The gap between pay for our troops and their civilian counterparts is at ...

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California Minimum Wage To Go Up In 2023

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The California state minimum wage is set to increase next week, one of 27 states set to increase base pay rates in 2023. Starting next Sunday, Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California is set to increase to $15.50, the highest of any state in the union. The increase would affect businesses within the limits of the City of Santa ...

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2024 Election Could Feature Vote On $18 Minimum Wage For California Workers, Including Santa Claritans

A new initiative to increase the California minimum wage to $18 has qualified for the 2024 ballot, potentially affecting businesses and employees in the Santa Clarita Valley. An initiative to raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour in the State of California is eligible to land on the Nov. 5, 2024 general election ballot, according to the Secretary of ...

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L.A. County Raises Minimum Wage, Affecting Unincorporated SCV

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Los Angeles County is set to raise its minimum wage, affecting the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley starting Friday. Angelenos’ wallets are set to see an increase in the minimum wage from the previous $15 per hour to $15.96 dollars per hour, according to L.A. County officials.  The rate of increase has been rising steadily since 2016, ever ...

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Minimum Wage Increases Affecting The Santa Clarita Valley In 2021

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The California state minimum wage increased by $1 in 2021, with further increases set to commence in July for unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley. The City of Santa Clarita follows state minimum wage laws, which went up to $14 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $13 for smaller businesses at the start of 2021, ...

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Unincorporated Los Angeles County Minimum Wage Increase Slated To Take Effect July 1

The minimum wage is scheduled to increase in Los Angeles County on July 1, impacting unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley, including Stevenson Ranch and Castaic. While statewide increases have previously occurred on the first of the year, many local governments, including Los Angeles County, are scheduled to increase on July 1 per local ordinances. Businesses with 25 or ...

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Assemblywomen Request Additional Funding As AB 5 Bill Struggles To Take Hold

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Last year, changes to several California laws took strides in a progressive direction. These laws called for an increase in minimum wage, a ban on hairstyle discrimination in the workplace, and changes to the gig economy. With the Assembly Bill 5 (also called the “gig worker’s bill”) recently implemented, assemblywoman Christy Smith and Lorena Gonzalez have announced that they are ...

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California Minimum Wage To Increase By $1 In 2020

The California minimum wage is set to increase by $1 on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, affecting Santa Clarita businesses, officials said. Santa Clarita follows state minimum wage laws, which are set to go up to $13 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12 for smaller businesses, according to officials. Minimum Wage (As of Jan. 2020) Minimum ...

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