Californiaโs Minimum-Wage Surge Tests Business Tolerance as Firms Keep Leaving
California is moving toward another sharp increase in its minimum wage, a policy that underscores the stateโs long-running commitment to labor protections even as employers warn of rising costs and continued outmigration. The debate has become a proxy fight over whether aggressive wage floors can coexist with a competitive business climate in one of the worldโs largest economies.
