Labor/Employment,
Government
Jul. 2, 2014
Lessons for California's minimum wage proposal
Los Angeles officials considering raising the minimum wage to $15.37 an hour for workers in large hotels should heed lessons learned in Seattle.
Timothy J. O'Connell
Partner
Stoel Rives LLP
Timothy advises and represents employers on virtually every aspect of labor and employment law and litigation, including collective bargaining, unfair labor practice and representation proceedings, labor arbitrations, equal employment and discrimination cases, wrongful discharge litigation, wage and hour counseling and litigation, and general personnel management.
Now that the city of Seattle has leap-frogged actions in California to establish what will become the highest minimum wage in the nation, and similar efforts are underway at the state and local level in California - Los Angeles officials are considering raising the minimum wage to $15.37 an hour for workers in large hotels - businesses should brace themselves for attempts to enact heightened minimum wages in cities and towns across the state. Here are a few things the employers in Southe...
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