On May 12, 2022, Governor Newsom announced that the state minimum wage could increase to $15.50 per hour on January 1, 2023 due to inflation. However, many California employers are already facing minimum wage increases much earlier – as many local jurisdictions throughout California are raising their minimum wage rates on July 1, 2022.
San Diego
San Diego Raises Minimum Wage on January 1, 2021 to $14 per hour
The City of San Diego announced on September 28, 2020, that the City’s minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour on January 1, 2021. This in an increase from the minimum wage of $13 per hour applicable in 2020. The City of San Diego’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance, San Diego…
County Stay At Home Orders and Required Social Distancing Protocol Requirements For Essential Businesses
Essential businesses operating throughout California must pay careful attention to local Orders requiring social distancing protocols (SDPs). With many of the original Orders set to expire at the beginning of May, many counties are extending their original SDPs with additional requirements. Below is a list of five counties we have been receiving routine questions about…
Five issues to review with July 1 increase in local minimum wages throughout California
With June gloom bearing down on us here in Southern California, it may not feel like it outside, but July is right around the corner. As written about previously here, many local city and county minimum wage requirements will increase on July 1, 2019. California employers should review a few items to ensure the…
Higher minimum wages in many local cities and counties across California effective July 1, 2019
Many local counties and cities are increasing the minimum wage that applies to employers within their jurisdiction on July 1, 2019. Below is a list of some southern California counties and cities minimum wage requirements. Some local governments require employers to update the required posters given the new increases taking effect on July 1, 2019…
Five steps to prepare for July 2017 local minimum wage increases in California
Many cities and counties across California are set to increase their minimum wages in July 2017, and employers need to start preparing now. For example, Los Angeles City and County are increasing the minimum wage for employers with 26 or more employees to $12 per hour on July 1, 2017 (currently at $10.50 per…
Five reminders about paid sick leave requirements in Southern California
With the arrival of 2017, many employers are recognizing the difficulties in navigating the complex set of paid leave laws in Southern California. For regular readers of the blog, this may seem like a repeat, but this post is five items employers need to remember about paid sick leave laws in Southern California.
1. The…
San Diego’s changing minimum wage and paid sick leave law – five updates to know
The City of San Diego passed the Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance which took effect on July 11, 2016. Now, less and two months later, the City has approved an “Implementing Ordinance” clarifying the law’s regulations. The Implementing Ordinance takes effect on September 2, 2016. This Friday’s Five provides five issues that have…
Five items to review for local minimum wage and paid sick leave laws
In this Friday’s Five post, I discuss five items that SoCal employers should review to ensure compliance with the minimum wage and paid sick leave increases in many cities and counties that took effect on July 1, 2016 or soon thereafter.
Five local minimum wage and paid sick leave laws applicable to Southern California
Welcome to this weeks Friday’s Five. In the last two weeks in early June 2016, many local governments in Southern California have passed laws increasing the minimum wage and the amount of paid sick leave benefits to employees. This Friday’s Five is a summary of five minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements that employers…