{"id":1478,"date":"2024-08-27T11:36:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2024-08-27T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:36:20","slug":"californias-minimum-wage-increase-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/2024\/08\/27\/californias-minimum-wage-increase-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Minimum Wage Increase in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Accounting-Calculator-Resized-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Accounting-Calculator-Resized-01.png 800w, https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Accounting-Calculator-Resized-01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/iiicareer.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Accounting-Calculator-Resized-01-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage in California will increase from $16.00 per hour to $16.50 per hour. 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