Category: Minimum Wage

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Business Leaders Discuss Economic Consequences of California’s Prop 32

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and California Restaurant Association President and…

Top Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Questions
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DIR FAQs Answer Top Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Questions

Although the start of California’s health care worker minimum wage is delayed — starting sometime between October 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025, depending on…

2025 California minimum wage increase
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California’s 2025 Minimum Wage Increases to $16.50 Per Hour

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…

Fast Food Minimum Wage Also Affects Exempt Employee Salary
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Fast Food Minimum Wage Also Affects Exempt Employee Salary

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…

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed Again
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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed Again

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…

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed One Month
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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed One Month

Updated July 1, 2024: The California health care worker minimum wage was delayed again — with a few possible start dates depending on certain circumstances….

Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws
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Free White Paper: Your Guide to 2024 California Employment Laws

CalChamber’s employment law experts have wrapped up their analysis of the employment-related legislation that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2023 and summed…

Licensed Physicians Rates
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New 2024 Computer Professionals, Licensed Physicians Rates

California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced 2024 rates (effective January 1, 2024) for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physicians and surgeons…

California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour
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California’s 2024 Minimum Wage Increases to $16 Per Hour

On Monday, July 31, the California Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw officially certified that beginning January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase from…

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$15.50/Hour Minimum Wage for All California Employers Coming

It’s official — the California minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour for all employers effective January 1, 2023, as California Director of Finance…