Initiative

Attorney General File #: 2005-027

California Mimimum Wage Initiative
February 22, 2005
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The measure would increase the state minimum wage from the current $6.75 per hour to $7.25 per hour effective January 1, 2006 and $7.75 per hour effective January 1, 2007. In addition, the measure would require the state to adjust annually—beginning January 1, 2008—the minimum wage rate based on inflation.

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