
What's the major effect of increasing the minimum wage in Los Angeles
Increasing the minimum wage means that price will have to go higher in order for employers afford the increase with their payroll. Everything else will tend to increase also just to adjust for the wage increase.
For most minimum wage earners in Los Angeles are doing basic jobs like serving people in restaurant or working at a farm. Most are working to provide the city with its basic needs like food and manual labor. If these will have their prices adjusted the rest will just follow.
http://www.broowaha.com/articles/560/californias-new-and-improved-minimum-wage
Some people suggest that instead of having the minimum wage the state should offer a living wage. That way salary will be more sufficient for the Los Angeles family.
There are some research which shows that an increase in unemployment in Los Angeles increases every time there's a salary adjustments. Because some company instead of adjusting the cost of their product they go for cost-cutting their expenses which includes mass termination
http://www.losangelesemploymentattorneyblog.com/2009/03/wage-and-hour-federal-and-cali.html

