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New Data Shows Restaurant Workers Are Earning $18/Hr Or More Nationwide
November 27, 2024•MinimumWage.com
Point of sale platform Square releases new data quarterly on earnings and tips for workers across the country – and the latest results show restaurant workers are earning substantial tips and well above minimum wages across the country. Square finds that the median restaurant employee is earning a $14.20 per hour base wage – and…
CA Rejects Statewide Wage Hike For the First Time in State Ballot Measure History
November 22, 2024•MinimumWage.com
After weeks of vote counting across the Golden State, the Associated Press finally called the race for Proposition 32 – which would raise the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour. The measure was rejected by a 50.8% to 49.2% vote as of November 22. This is the first time California voters have…