California will see another increase to its minimum wage on January 1, 2025. The minimum wage in California will increase from $16.00 per hour to $16.50 per hour on January 1, 2025. This increase applies to all employers, regardless of size. The adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which saw a 3.18% increase
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Local Ordinances California Hospitality Employers Need to Know
By Ronald Tran on
Posted in Local Ordinance
The hospitality industry is important to California’s economy and provides significant employment across the state. Due to the large workforce within the hospitality sector, many cities across the state have implemented employment regulations for the industry. Here are some of the ordinances employers need to know.
Hotel Minimum Wage Ordinances
Several cities have separate minimum…
Understanding California’s Minimum Wage
By Harold R. Jones & Emmalee M. McCarthy on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Most California employers must adhere to both federal and state minimum wage laws. Recent developments at the state and local level have ushered in new changes to California minimum wage laws. At the state level, California raised the minimum wage to $16.00, subject to certain industry- and locality-specific requirements. This new minimum wage—which applies to…
District Court Strikes Portions of Inglewood’s Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance
By Jonathan A. Siegel & Allen F. Acosta on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In 2022, the City of Inglewood passed a healthcare worker minimum wage ordinance. The new $25.00 minimum wage applies to private-sector healthcare employees who work in hospitals, integrated health systems, and dialysis clinics in Inglewood.
The new minimum wage applied to clinicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, aides, technicians, maintenance workers, janitorial or housekeeping staff…
Labor Commissioner’s FAQ on Fast Food Minimum Wage
Posted in Wage and Hour
- Overview of the Minimum Wage Increases
- Who is covered by the law
- The role of the fast-food council in addition to minimum
Potentially Good News For California Healthcare Employers
By Jonathan A. Siegel & Allen F. Acosta on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In light of California’s $37.86 billion budget shortfall, it is being reported that Governor Newsom is seeking changes to the California Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage law including the delay of the initial compliance date of June 1, 2024. It is not clear yet what the changes will be to the new law nor how far…
California Gives Health Care Workers a Raise
By Jonathan A. Siegel & Allen F. Acosta on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525, which enacts a multi-tiered statewide minimum wage schedule for health care workers employed by certain covered healthcare facilities. The…
Fast Food Council Redux
Posted in California
On September 28, 2023 , Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1228, completing the agreement reached between business and labor in early September regarding the FAST Recovery Act.
On September 11, 2023, the coalition of California businesses announced its agreement with labor unions to withdraw their referendum challenging Assembly Bill (AB) 257, which…
Back to FAST Recovery: Business and Labor Reach Agreement
Posted in California
On September 11, 2023, the coalition of California businesses announced its agreement with labor unions to withdraw their referendum challenging Assembly Bill (AB) 257, which created the FAST Recovery Act, from next year’s ballot.
Last year, Governor Newsom signed AB 257. The Act established a Fast Food Council comprising fast food employees, worker advocates…
State of California Certifies State Minimum Wage for 2024
By Adam Y. Siegel & Ikedi O. Onyemaobim on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Under the Labor Code, each year the State of California must determine and certify whether an adjustment for inflation is applied to the state’s minimum wage. In 2022, when the rate of inflation exceeded 7 percent, the state minimum wage was increased to $15.50. This year, California has decided that the minimum wage increase…