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California Increases State Minimum Wage

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California is increasing its minimum wage to $16.90 per hour effective January 1, 2026. This represents a 40-cent increase from the current minimum wage of $16.50, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2025. The state minimum wage...more

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California Minimum Wage Will Increase to $16.90 For All Businesses on January 1, 2026: What Employers Should Do Now

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California officials just announced that the statewide minimum wage will increase for all employers to $16.90 on January 1, 2026, as required by the state’s annual inflation-based adjustment process. The Department of Finance...more

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California Minimum Wage Look to Rise to $16.90 in 2026

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Section 1182.12 requires the California Department of Finance to calculate the appropriate state minimum wage adjustment annually based on cost of living changes....more

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California Court of Appeal Clarifies Sick Leave Calculation for Outside Sales Employees

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A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides clarity for employers with commissioned outside sales employees. In Hirdman v. Charter Communications, the court confirmed that employers may calculate paid sick leave for...more

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Local Governments Crank Up the Heat With Summer Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2025

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On July 1, 2025, minimum wage increases will go into effect in certain cities and counties in California. In the City of Los Angeles, the minimum wage will increase from $17.28/hour to $17.87/hour. For hotel employees at...more

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California Cities Increase Minimum Wage

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On July 1, 2025, several California cities will increase their local minimum wage. For example, the City of Los Angeles is increasing minimum wage to $17.87 per hour. Los Angeles County is increasing its minimum wage to...more

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2025 California Wildfires: Understanding Employers’ Obligations

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As the Southern California wildfires rage on with devastating consequences, employers may be grappling to formulate an appropriate response....more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Employers’ Wage and Hour FAQs: California Wildfires Edition

Wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, leveling entire neighborhoods, forcing evacuations for tens of thousands of people, and posing incredible hardship on businesses and their employees...more

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Wildfires and the Workplace: What California Employers Must Know to Ensure Safety and Compliance

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The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles area continue to profoundly impact our community, presenting complex challenges for employers and the workforce. As evacuation orders, curfews, and hazardous conditions persist, it is...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Legal Updates for New York and California Employers in 2025

With 2025 having arrived and a new President known for shattering norms about to assume office, employers are eyeing the inevitable enforcement changes that the new administration will bring. But employers must remember to...more

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New FAQs on California Paid Sick Leave Unveiled

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The Labor Commissioner’s office recently published an updated version of its Frequently Asked Questions Page for California Paid Sick Leave. Here are some of the highlights of the updates: Agricultural Employees- The...more

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Class Is In Session on Exempt Classifications

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CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Tips - Class Is In Session on Exempt Classifications  - All California employers should know by now that non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime for all hours worked over 8...more

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Get Ready for July 1, 2024 Federal Increased Salary Thresholds

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated Final Rule, which increases the salary threshold that determines whether employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Federal Law, Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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Three Workplace Issues to Watch in 2024

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It has been an eventful year for California employers, and I don’t anticipate a slowing of pace in 2024. Between higher minimum wages, increasingly complicated local ordinances (e.g. paid sick), and changing technological...more

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Computer Software Employees and Physicians Overtime Exemption Rates for 2024

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For an employee to be exempt from overtime regulations under California law, the employee must fit into a category of work that is deemed exempt. The most common exemptions are the executive, administrative, and professional...more

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California Raises Health Care Minimum Wage, Expands to Affect More Positions

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California recently enacted Senate Bill 525, adding sections 1182.14 and 1182.15 to the California Labor Code and substantially raising the base minimum wage for health care workers. The new law also expands the definition of...more

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Get Ready for More City Specific Minimum Wage Increases all over California in 2023

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The state’s minimum wage is going up on January 1, 2023 to $15.50 per hour for employers of all sizes. The state’s minimum wage was originally scheduled to remain at $15.00 in 2023 for employers of 26 or more employees, and...more

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Inflation Disrupts California’s Minimum Wage Rate Schedule, Prompts Pay Increases for Non-Exempt and Exempt Employees in 2023, and...

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On July 27, 2022, the Director of California’s Department of Finance sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials, noting that the Department had determined poor economic conditions necessitated expedited...more

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Local Minimum Wages Set to Increase July 1

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On January 1, 2022, California’s statewide minimum wage increased to $15.00 ($14.00 for employers with 25 employees or less). A statewide minimum of $15.00 for all businesses was scheduled to go into effect on January 1,...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Gone Surfing: Could California Be the First State to Adopt a Four-Day Workweek?

In recent years, countries such as Iceland and Belgium and some domestic companies have experimented with the concept of four-day workweeks. Now, a new bill proposed by California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California's 2021 Minimum Wage Increase to Impact Exempt and Nonexempt Employees (Updated)

Update June 22, 2021: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on California local minimum wage rates. A new year means new changes to California's minimum wage laws. California employers should take...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California's 2021 Minimum Wage Increase to Impact Exempt and Nonexempt Employees (Updated)

Update May 12, 2021: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on California local minimum wage rates. A new year means new changes to California's minimum wage laws. California employers should take...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California's 2021 Minimum Wage Increase to Impact Exempt and Nonexempt Employees

A new year means new changes to California's minimum wage laws. California employers should take note of the following changes to state and local minimum wage laws—set to take effect on January 1, 2021—that will impact both...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Think Your Commission-Only Plan Is Good?

Two of the more complicated areas of California wage-and-hour law involve commission plans and overtime exemptions. Commission plans are complex animals – long gone are the days where Joey gets 5 cents for each widget he...more

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Time To Review Employee Wages And Salaries For 2021

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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...more

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