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How LA's 'hero pay' ties to federal fight over minimum wage
Democrats want to include a federal minimum wage hike in the latest COVID-19 relief bill. They want it to go up to $15 per hour over the next four years.
By Madeleine Brand • • 8m ListenDemocrats want to include a federal minimum wage hike in the latest COVID-19 relief bill. They want it to go up to $15 per hour over the next four years. Republicans have put forward competing proposals, including raising it to $10 per hour over four years.
The LA County Supervisors and the LA City Council recently approved a temporary $5 per hour increase for grocery workers. They call it “hero pay” for being on the front lines of the pandemic.
