LA City Council approves minimum rage increase to $15 by 2020

LA Times - Los Angeles City Council tentatively agreed Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, joining a trend sweeping cities across the country as elected leaders seek to address stagnating pay for workers on the lowest rungs of the socio-economic ladder.

The ordinance would boost the $9 an hour base wage to $15 by 2020 for as many as 800,000 workers...read more.