PASADENA, Calif.—The City of Pasadena wants local employers and employees to know that the city’s minimum wage is set to increase from $16.11 per hour to $16.93 per hour for all businesses, regardless of size, on July 1. On March 14, 2016, the Pasadena City Council adopted its own minimum wage ordinance. Pasadena’s minimum wage rules were approved prior to the State of California’s action, and the state’s minimum wage does not preempt Pasadena’s minimum wage ordinance. Pasadena’s minimum wage...
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City of Pasadena Releases Reports Detailing Minimum Wage Increase Impact
PASADENA, Calif.—On March 14, 2016, the Pasadena City Council adopted a local minimum wage ordinance (Ordinance #7278). The ordinance required that on or before February 2019, the City Manager shall present a report to the City Council summarizing the impact of the city-wide minimum wage on reducing poverty, unemployment, job creation, and overall business climate. City staff prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking responses to assess the impact of the City’s minimum wage on workers, businesses, city residents, and...