After several delays, the long-awaited California health care worker minimum wage law takes effect on October 16, 2024. When the California Department of Health Care Services submitted a notice to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that data retrieval necessary for Medi-Cal increases began on October 1, it created a 15-day window for the health care| HRWatchdog -
On January 1, 2025, the overtime exemption rates for computer software employees and licensed physicians will increase — so employers need to make sure that these employees’ hourly rate is not less than the increased specified rates below in order to be exempt from overtime requirements. Specifically, for computer software employees: The minimum hourly rate| 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 -
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 -