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CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE RATES UPDATE
From January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, California state minimum wage is $15.50 per hour for all employers, regardless of size.
The California cities and counties below have local ordinances setting higher rates than the state. West Hollywood has the highest minimum rate, $19.08/hour. Employers must review and comply with the rules for any locality in which their employees work. Many of those cities change on January 1 of each year, others on July 1 as noted below. The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education publishes regular updates.
Covered employers must also conspicuously post an updated wage notice/bulletin for each applicable jurisdiction. The above city/county link(s) provide respective current notices.
Businesses with remote employees or employees in more than one location may need to apply different minimum wage rates in each. Some companies solve this complexity by paying the highest applicable rate across the boards.
Some jurisdictions direct higher minimum rates for hotel workers.
See also:
Helena Kobrin
Daniska Coronado
June 9, 2023
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