Last week, Oregon joined New York, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Seattle and others on the list of states and municipalities continuing to push for a higher minimum wage in the face of stalled federal rulemaking. In Alabama, the state quickly blocked Birmingham’s efforts. Full coverage of the Oregon law is available here.
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Santa Monica Latest Municipality To Dive Into Wage Rulemaking
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in California, Minimum Wage
As covered on the Jackson Lewis web site here, Santa Monica (CA) has joined the City of Los Angeles and other municipalities in enacting a minimum wage and paid sick leave statute. Absent a change or legal challenge, the minimum wage schedule set forth in the new ordinance takes effect on July 1,