Category: Minimum Wage
$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…
California Minimum Wage Projected to Increase to $15.50
On May 12, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California’s minimum wage is projected to increase to $15.50 per hour for all employers, regardless of…
Minimum Wage Increases Coming January 1
As employers gear up for the new laws that take effect January 1, 2022, they can’t forget about the ever-increased minimum wage rates that occur…
Santa Rosa’s Minimum Wage Ordinance Starts July 1
The Santa Rosa City Council passed a Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) in October 2019. Although the city council recently considered pushing back implementation to January…
Reminder: Redwood City MWO Effective January 1, 2019
Redwood City’s recently adopted Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) will go into effect January 1, 2019, at which time qualifying employees must earn at least $13.50…
Local Minimum Wage Ordinances May Impact Split Shift Premium Requirements
A recent update on the California Labor Commissioner’s website signals a change in interpretation about how employees must be paid when they work a split…
San Rafael Residential Care Business to Pay over $450,000 to 15 Workers
A San Rafael-based residential care business will have to pay more than $450,000 in wages, penalties and interest to 15 residential care workers. The Labor…
Six LA Garment Contractors Cited Over $570,000 by Labor Commissioner
The Labor Commissioner’s Office recently cited six Los Angeles-based garment contractors $573,704 for multiple labor law violations. The contractors illegally operated under one license to…
Several California Restaurants Fined Over $14.5 Million for Wage Theft
The California Labor Commissioner continues to crack down on wage theft violations. Generally, wage theft refers to infractions of the California Labor Code involving the…
LA Restaurant Fined Over Half a Million Dollars for Wage Theft; Workers Paid $4 per Hour
A Los Angeles restaurant has been ordered to pay $519,706 for wage theft violations uncovered by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office. Twenty-five servers at the…
