For the first time, a plurality of California voters has rejected a statewide minimum wage increase, reflecting heightened concerns about the affordability of everyday life. Proposition 32 would have raised California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour effective in 2025 for employers of more than 25 people and effective in 2026 for others. The California Secretary| HRWatchdog -
We are a fast food restaurant covered by the recent minimum wage law for fast food restaurant employees. Does this law also affect the minimum salary we must pay to our exempt managers? Yes, the recent minimum wage law hike for fast food chain workers also has a substantial impact on the minimum salary required| HRWatchdog -
California’s health care worker minimum wage gets delayed again — with a few possible start dates depending on certain circumstances. In 2023, Governor Gavin Newsome signed SB 525, which required certain health care facilities to pay a special minimum wage to their employees starting June 1, 2024. Then, on the certain subsequent June 1, that| HRWatchdog -
Instead of the beginning of the year, several California cities and counties implement their local minimum wage rate increases on July 1. California employers with employees working in these jurisdictions should be prepared for these new mid-year local minimum wage rates going into effect. Effective July 1, 2024, these localities will increase their minimum wage to:| HRWatchdog -
Beginning April 1, 2024, the minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees will increase to $20 per hour. Fast food restaurant employers must ensure they’re not only paying all employees accurately but also posting the required notices in each business location and job site where employees can easily see and read them. Last year, when| HRWatchdog -
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has taken an oppose position on Proposition 32, a November ballot measure that would increase| Advocacy - California Chamber of Commerce
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On Thursday, August 1, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage will increase from $16 per hour to $16.50 per hour for all employers, regardless of size. Per California’s Labor Code, once the state’s minimum wage reaches $15 per hour — which occurred January 1, 2023| HRWatchdog -
