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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Starts October 16
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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
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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…

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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…

Free 2024 Midyear Employment Law Update White Paper
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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…

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….

U.S. DOL’s New Overtime Rule
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U.S. DOL’s New Overtime Rule Increases Exempt Employee Salary Threshold

Tasked with implementing and enforcing the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its final rule expanding overtime eligibility…