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Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles' minimum wage on track to go up to $15 by 2020
L.A. joins other major cities in wage push that could drastically impact franchises.
The Los Angeles City Council recently threw its support behind a proposed increase of the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour, according to the L.A. Times. The California city joins other major metro areas pushing for a minimum wage hike, such as Seattle and Chicago. However, L.A. would be the largest city in the country to make such a change.
The Times reported lawmakers agreed to craft an ordinance raising the current $9-an-hour base wage to $15, with Coucilman Paul Krekorian stating: “Make no mistake, today the city of Los Angeles, the second biggest city in the nation, is leading the nation.”
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Nick Powills
FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
