California F.A.S.T. Act Becomes Law, Raises Minimum Wage To $20-Hour Next April

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the historic compromise F.A.S.T. Recovery Act on Sept. 27, a first-of-its-kind deal between labor unions and industry groups. The legislation, AB 1228, is a rewritten version of a law passed and signed in 2022. The law raises the minimum wage for covered workers to $20 an hour April 1, 2024, from…