California has been working its way up to a $15.00 minimum wage for all employees for several years. As of January 1, 2023, all California employers will be required to pay their employees a minimum wage of $15.00. However, a ballot measure recently filed with the State proposes increasing the minimum wage even further to
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A Reminder of Minimum Wage Increases Coming in the New Year
Posted in Wage and Hour
California’s drive toward a 15-dollar minimum wage for all employers continues. Effective January 1, 2022, the minimum wage for employers with 25 employees or less will increase to $14.00 per hour, and for employers with 26 or more employees, the minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour. Employers must remember this increase also affects…
The City of West Hollywood Passes Ordinance to Implement a Citywide Minimum Wage and New Paid and Unpaid Leave Requirements
By Leonora M. Schloss on
Posted in Local Ordinance
On November 15, 2021, the city council of West Hollywood passed a comprehensive ordinance that implements the highest minimum wage in the country and new leave requirements for employees in the city.
Most requirements under the ordinance take effect for hotel employers, defined as owning, controlling, or operating a hotel in the city or owns,…
Four Things California Employers Who Pay Piece Rate Need to Know
By Stacey M. Cooper & Abbey M. Jahnke on
Posted in Wage and Hour
A piece-rate plan is a wage payment system where an employee is paid a fixed amount for each unit produced or action completed. Piece rate is used in many different industries, including automobile repair, trucking, manufacturing, and call centers. An example of a piece-rate plan is an automobile mechanic who is paid a certain amount…
Are Your Minimum Wage Rates Summer Ready?
By Gina Gi on
Posted in Wage and Hour
On January 1, 2021, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $14 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $13 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees.
Now that we are almost halfway into the year, all things need to get ready for summer, including minimum wage rates. Many localities have…
The State of California and Many California Localities Are Set to Increase the Minimum Wage on January 1, 2021 – Make Sure You Are Ready
By Andrea F. Oxman & Peter M. Waneis on
Posted in Wage and Hour
California’s stair-step climb to a $15-dollar minimum wage continues. Effective January 1, 2021, the minimum wage for employers with 25 employees or less will increase to $13.00 per hour, and for employers with 26 or more employees, the minimum wage will increase to $14.00 per hour. Employers must remember this increase also affects minimum salary…
Time to Review Employee Wages and Salaries for 2021
By Cary G. Palmer & Shiva Anari on
Posted in Wage and Hour
The California 2020 legislative session has closed, and employers should be preparing for 2021 by updating policies and procedures. Employers should ensure that the minimum wage for non-exempt employees’ wages will be appropriately increased for 2021. Since 2017, California has been working its way up to an eventual $15 minimum wage. Industry groups rallied…
Minimum Wage Increases Are Still Coming in July 2020
By Kevin D. Reese & Jerel Pacis Agatep on
Posted in Wage and Hour
The start of the year brings a lot of new laws and in the past few years the increase of the State of California’s minimum wage. This year the state minimum wage has increased to $12.00 for employers with 25 employees or less, and $13.00 for employers with 26 employees or more. These rates are…
Ninth Circuit Dismisses California Wage Claims by Oil Rig Workers, Following High Court Ruling
By Allyson S. Ascher on
Posted in Wage and Hour
The Ninth Circuit recently dismissed California minimum wage and overtime claims in a class action brought by drilling platform worker, Brian Newton, against his former employer, Parker Drilling, following the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Parker Drilling Mgmt. Servs. v. Newton, 139 S. Ct. 1881 (2019).
In that case, the Supreme Court determined…
WHAT’S ON YOUR WAGE STATEMENTS?
Posted in Wage and Hour
California has many requirements for the content of an employee wage statement, including this year’s new requirements for employees paid by a piece rate. Employees paid by piece rates must be separately compensated for rest and recovery periods and, where the employee does not earn at least minimum wage in addition to the piece rate, must be separately paid for non-productive time. The amount of time for these periods, the applicable rates of pay, and gross wages for these periods is required to be on the wage statement.
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