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Numerous Local Minimum Wages Poised to Increase Effective July 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, multiple California cities and counties will implement mid‑year minimum wage increases. These adjustments generally reflect shifts in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and are designed to help employees keep pace with inflation.  Below is a non-exhaustive list of the jurisdictions that will raise their minimum wage:

California Court of Appeal Upholds Revocable, Prospective Meal Period Waivers

On April 21, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued a new, published opinion in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. in which the court concluded that revocable, prospective, “blanket” meal period waivers are enforceable in the absence of any evidence that the waivers are unconscionable or unduly coercive to the employee.

Categories: Litigation, Wage & Hour
Resources for California Employers to Track and Confirm Their State and Local Minimum Wage Requirements

On January 1, 2024, California’s statewide minimum wage rate increased to $16 per hour. Alongside this hike to the minimum wage, the base salary requirement for California employees exempt under the administrative, professional, and executive exemptions increased to an annualized salary of $66,560.

11 Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Poised to Increase on July 1, 2024

The local minimum wage will increase on July 1, 2024 in the following locations in California:

Location

New Rate

Alameda City

$17.00

Berkeley

$18.67

Emeryville

$19.36

Fremont

$17.30

Los Angeles City

$17.28

Staffing Employer Not Required to Pay Final Wages to Employee Discharged by Client Employer

Is a staffing employer required to immediately pay final earned wages to a temporary employee whose assignment ends as a result of their being terminated by a client employer but where the temporary employee remains an employee of the staffing agency?  No, held a California Court of Appeal in the recent case of Young v. REMX Specialty Staffing No. A165081, 2023 WL 3331378, at *1 (Cal. Ct. App. May 10, 2023).

California Court of Appeal Increases Potential Employer Exposure by Allowing Recovery of Attorney’s Fees in Meal and Rest Break Actions

On September 12, 2022, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, held that employees are entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs stemming from a claim for failure to provide uninterrupted rest periods. Betancourt v. OS Restaurant Services, LLC, Case No. B293625 (Cal. Ct. App 2022). In her complaint, plaintiff Raquel Betancourt also alleged that she was retaliated against and wrongfully terminated for reporting these repeated rest break and food safety violations.

Categories: Wage & Hour
Parsing Piece Rate: California Appellate Court Validates Certified Tire’s Compensation System

California’s Fourth Appellate District, Division One, recently upheld a trial court judgment in favor of Certified Tire and Service Centers (“Certified Tire”), finding the company’s compensation system for its tire technicians complied with California’s wage and hour laws.

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