California City to Pursue Virus-Related Minimum-Wage Delay

March 26, 2020, 3:12 PM UTC

A minimum-wage increase that was to take effect July 1, 2020, in Hayward, Calif., may be delayed several months under a measure approved March 24 by the city council.

The increase could take effect Jan. 1, 2021, rather than July 1, 2020, a council referral memorandum said. The council is to try to address the issue April 7 meeting, the memo said.

The planned increase may be delayed because of the “impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and the limited time before July 1, 2020,” the memo said. Future annual increases also could be delayed and start Jan. 1, 2022, ...

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