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Repeal the line in the state constitution saying, "Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime", replacing it with language saying that involuntary servitude is prohibited absolutely. [26] 32: Failed Raises the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, then annually adjusts it for inflation. [27] 33: Failed
Proposition 22 was a ballot initiative in California that became law after the November 2020 state election, passing with 59% of the vote and granting app-based transportation and delivery companies an exception to Assembly Bill 5 by classifying their drivers as "independent contractors", rather than "employees".
The state’s minimum wage has doubled since 2010, most recently increasing to $16 from $15.50 in January. Read more: With progressive ballot measures on track to fail, California's political ...
Are California voters, normally progressive on labor issues, about to turn down an $18 minimum wage increase?
California voters narrowly rejected a minimum wage hike to $18, by a reported margin of 51-49, marking the first such failure of that type of ballot initiative since 1996.
2020 California State Assembly election Primary election — March 3, 2020 [3] Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic: 5,609,968 65.23% 132 86 75 Republican: 2,873,709 33.41% 83 65 63 No party preference: 83,801 0.97% 5 2 2 Green: 16,295 0.19% 1 1 1 Peace and Freedom: 10,107 0.12% 1 0 0 Libertarian ...
Democrats in the state Legislature passed the law last year in part as an acknowledgement that many of the more than 500,000 people who work in fast food restaurants are not teenagers earning some ...
In 2016, California became the first state to pass a $15 hourly minimum wage under a law signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, also a Democrat. About 40 cities and counties already have minimum wages ...