The $10 state-wide minimum wage that hits us on January 1, 2016, will complicate things even more than the last increase.

We previously reported here and here on the two-step legislation aimed to increase minimum wage from $8 to $10 by way of two $1 incremental raises. The first $1 increase took effect July 1, 2014. Now it’s time for
Continue Reading Corollary (and Coronary?) Ramifications Of the 2016 Minimum Wage Increase

Last night — on the eve of the last day for the California Legislature to pass bills before interim recess in this 2013-2014 regular session — the Legislature sent to the Governor for signature AB 10, which, over time, will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour. 

The Governor has already publicly
Continue Reading Bill To Increase CA Minimum Wage Headed To Governor, Sure to Pass

The California DLSE has been busy!  Following the May release of A Report on the State of The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement  by Labor Commissioner, Julie A. Su, the DLSE issued a press release highlighting “record-breaking results for labor law enforcement in California.”  The news is that, in 2012, the field investigators assessed 462% more in minimum wages and
Continue Reading California Department of Labor Standards Ratchets Up Enforcement Activity