L.A. to loosen minimum wage rules for some nonprofits

Ilenee Velasco cleans the front door of the headquarters of Homeboy Industries in March. Nonprofits that hire and train disadvantaged and out-of-work clients, such as Homeboy, won't have to pay them Los Angeles' new minimum wage for the first year and a half of their employment. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)Nonprofits that hire and train disadvantaged and out-of-work clients to rejoin the workforce won't have to pay them Los Angeles' new minimum wage for the first year and a half of their employment, Los Angeles City Council members agreed Tuesday.

The council action, which directs city attorneys to draft the proposed rules, marks an important step toward approval of the first major…