Minimum Wage, California, Hospitality Industry

City of Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Minimum Wage Increase Put on Hold

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/2/2025

The City of Los Angeles has put the minimum wage increase for hotel workers on hold. Certain provisions were to take effect on July 1, 2025. This decision comes after a referendum petition against the ordinance was filed...more

California Local and Industry-Specific Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2025

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/26/2025

On July 1, 2025, minimum wage increases will go into effect in a number of cities and counties in California. To ensure compliance, employers with workers in the state should review their applicable local wage laws, post the...more

California Ushers in a New Wave of Employment Laws, Effective Next Year

Paul Hastings LLP on 10/14/2024

Signing off on a busy legislative year, Governor Newsom just confirmed into law over a dozen bills from the California Legislature. As a result, many California employees will begin next year with new and enhanced rights...more

Local Ordinances California Hospitality Employers Need to Know

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/12/2024

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...more

Pay Attention to Those California City Boundaries

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/12/2024

We know that many cities in California have their own minimum wages. And we also know that several of those cities had minimum wage increases in July 2024, including: Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Fremont, Los Angeles...more

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/31/2023

Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more

Industry Minimum Wage Increases On The Ballot in Some California Cities

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/8/2022

As the dust settles after another active California legislative session, employers still have more legislation to be on the lookout for by way of ballot measures. In the midterm elections this year, several cities in...more

Getting Local: Oakland Local Ordinances

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/1/2022

Employers in California are faced with a myriad of complex federal and state laws. It does not stop there. An employer with employees working in the City of Oakland may also need to comply with local ordinances....more

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