2024 Midyear Minimum Wages – California Health Care, Fast Food Restaurants and Municipalities
Effective April 01, 2024, and July 01, 2024 Affects specific employers based on industry or municipality Overview: January 01, 2024, California’s State minimum wage increased to $16.00 per hour for all employer sizes. Additionally, new legislation was enacted in 2024 increasing the minimum wage for fast food and health care workers, however health care […]
2024 Minimum Wages – California and Municipalities
Effective January 01, 2024 Affects all CA employers Overview: Beginning January 01, 2024, California’s State minimum wage will increase to $16.00 per hour for all employer sizes. Inflation provisions within Labor Code 1182.12 continue to trigger increases. Minimum wage reviews are conducted on or before August 1 of each year by the state’s Director of […]
Corporate Transparency Act of 2021
Effective January 01, 2024 Affects All United States Businesses (some exceptions apply) Overview Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act in 2021 to combat financial crimes such as money laundering, hiding of assets, and tax fraud. Among the provisions, businesses must report their business information as well as the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) of owners, officers, […]
Expansion of the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 – Senate Bill (SB) 616
Effective January 01, 2024 Affects all Employers with California Employees Overview: On October 04, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 into law expanding Paid Sick Leave (PSL) in California. PSL has been in place since January 01, 2015, with an employee’s right to accrue and take Sick Leave effective July 01, 2015. […]
2023 Midyear Minimum Wages – California Municipalities
Effective July 01, 2023 Affects specific employers based on municipality Overview: Effective January 01, 2023, California’s State minimum wage increased to $15.50 per hour for all employer sizes. The State’s minimum wage was originally set at $15.00 per hour for all employer sizes, however, inflation provisions within Labor Code 1182.12 triggered an increase. Minimum […]
Designated Person – Assembly Bill (AB) 1041
Effective January 01, 2023Affects Employers with 1 or more employees and Employers with 5 or more employees. Overview Qualifying California employees are eligible for protected leave to care for a family member under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and they may utilize sick time in accordance with the state’s Paid Sick Leave Law. Now, […]
2023 Minimum Wages – California and Municipalities
Effective January 01, 2023 Affects all CA employers Overview Beginning January 01, 2023, California’s State minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour for all employer sizes. The State’s minimum wage was originally set at $15.00 per hour for all employer sizes, however, inflation provisions within Labor Code 1182.12 triggered an increase. Minimum wage reviews […]
Bereavement Leave – Assembly Bill (AB) 1949
Effective January 01, 2023 Affects employers with 5 or more employees. Overview AB 1949 expands the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to include at least 5-days of unpaid bereavement leave to employees of employers with 5 or more employees. Bereavement leave allows employees to request time off after the death of a family member. What […]
Expansion of Pay Equity in California – Senate Bill (SB) 1162
Effective January 01, 2023 Affects all Employers, Employers with 15 or more employees and Employers with 100 or more employees. Overview Pay equity is the view that all employees who perform similar job functions, notwithstanding job title, should be paid comparably within an established salary range regardless of an employee’s characteristics (gender, ethnicity, or race). […]