MAYOR GARCETTI ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WAGE RATE INCREASE TO $16 AN HOUR

 
02/03/2022

Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced that the minimum wage rate will increase from $15 to $16.04 per hour, effective on July 1, 2022. 

“We fought to raise the minimum wage because hard work should always be met with the dignity, respect, and opportunity that fair pay brings,” said Mayor Garcetti. “Our decision to end poverty wages in L.A. caused a ripple effect across the nation, and this additional increase is the latest reason to celebrate today – and a reminder of how our fight for better wages is far from finished.”  

The increase was made official on February 1 and is in accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code, which states that on July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the minimum wage will increase based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In June 2015, Mayor Garcetti led the coalition to sign the wage increase into law, raising the City’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020 and making Los Angeles the first big city in America to implement such a change. The law will give a raise to more than 600,000 Angelenos currently earning minimum wage, helping to lift them and their families out of poverty. 

“Everyday workers continue to face many challenges. The minimum wage rate increase is intended to help move us toward a better economy and ensure that employees can have their basic needs met,” said Dr. Mike Davis, President Pro Tempore, Board of Public Works Commission. “I commend the Mayor and City Council for their efforts to combat income inequality and our Bureau of Contract Administration for protecting and promoting the health, safety and welfare of workers in Los Angeles.”  

This annual pay adjustment is aimed at ensuring that workers’ wages keep pace with inflationary increases that are part of the larger economy. This is an important step to address economic realities for every Angeleno who is working hard to support themselves and their families,” said John L. Reamer, Jr., Inspector of Public Works and Director of the Bureau of Contract Administration. “As always, our Office of Wage Standards will remain committed to protecting vulnerable workers from experiencing wage theft to advance labor standards in the City and provide hardworking individuals the opportunity to earn a fair wage for the work they perform.”

The Bureau of Contract Administration is responsible for implementing and administering the guidelines of the Los Angeles Minimum Wage and Minimum Wage Enforcement Ordinances in the City of Los Angeles. For more information, click here.

SOURCE: https://www.lamayor.org/mayor-garcetti-announces-minimum-wage-rate-increase-16-hour



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