LIKE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS, MINIMUM WAGES “EXPLODE” IN MANY CALIFORNIA LOCAL JURISDICTION

Whether you celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks, hot dogs, hamburgers, or reciting the Declaration of Independence (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"), remember that many California city and local governments increased the minimum wage hourly pay requirements on July 1, 2018.