Tag: minimum wage
California Local Minimum Wage Rates Increasing January 1, 2025
Many California jurisdictions are ringing in the new year with local minimum wage increases so California employers should double check the local minimum wage(s) in…
Voters Reject Prop 32 to Raise Minimum Wage
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….
CalChamber’s 2025 Employment Law Updates In-Person, Virtual Seminars
Register now for CalChamber’s popular 2025 Employment Law Updates seminars! This year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed more than 1,200 bills, including many…
2025 Licensed Physicians, Computer Professionals Rates
On January 1, 2025, the overtime exemption rates for computer software employees and licensed physicians will increase — so employers need to make sure that…
California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Starts October 16
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…
California Employment Laws Starting 2025
We’ve reached October — the annual legislative cycle has ended as California Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed bills over the last few weeks. Now…
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…
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…
Free 2024 Midyear Employment Law Update White Paper
Usually, the busiest time of the year revolves around new laws taking effect on January 1. But over the last few years, a trend has…
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…
