United States: CA And WA Minimum Wage Update

Beginning January 1, 2014, the hourly minimum wage rate will increase in both California and Washington:

• With the passage of AB 10, the California minimum wage will increase to $9 per hour on January 1, 2014, and to $10 per hour on January 1, 2016.
• The Washington minimum wage will increase to $9.32 as of January 1, 2014, the highest state minimum wage in the nation.

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