Los Angeles gives preliminary approval to $15 minimum wage

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By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 for companies with more than 25 employees, while giving smaller businesses an extra year to meet that benchmark. "We are embarking upon, I think, the most progressive minimum wage policy anywhere in the country," said City Councilman Curren Price Jr. The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. Opponents of minimum wage hikes say they place an undue burden on businesses and force some employers to lay off workers and pass on higher labor costs to consumers.

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