Proposition 32's rejection comes afterhealth careandfast-foodworkers in the state received a minimum wage boost this year, the latest in a series of hourly pay rate increases in California over the last 10 years. Nearly 33% of California's labor force have low-wage jo...
If you work in California, you must be paid the higher state minimum wage rate. California’s minimum wage has increased every new year until 2025.5 The following table shows what the new minimum wage increases have been between 2017 and 2025 under state law. Year CA Minimum Hourly Wage ...
Hourly minimum wage rate effective 1/1/25 Alaska $11.91 Arizona $14.70 California $16.50 Note: Voters rejected a November 5, 2024 ballot initiative that would have further increased the minimum wage. Colorado $14.81 (proposed) Connecticut $16.35 Delaware $15.00 Illinois $15.00 Maine ...
Another example is New York. Employers in most of the state must pay an hourly minimum wage of $15.50 per hour. However, the minimum wage in Long Island, Westchester, and NYC is $16.50 per hour. Like state minimum wage rates, local rates are subject to change. Check with your local go...
Employers may pay employees by some other method than hourly, such as by piecework or commission. But, in any case, the dollar amount that eligible employees earn, divided by the hours that they worked, must equal at least the current minimum wage rate....
Alaska voters approved a similar measure, while voters in California rejected an effort to raise the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour. In Arizona, voters rejected a measure that would have allowed businesses to pay tipped workers 25 policy less than the minimum wage, ...
Voters will decide in November whetherCaliforniashould raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026 and pay workers what would be the highest statewide minimum wage in the country. That would be on par withHawaii, where workers are on track to get paid at least $18 per hour by 2028 under...
If you’re a California employer just getting used to a $15.50 minimum wage, get ready for more changes. You must now prepare for another increase as the state just announced a $16.00 hourly minimum wage for all employers effective January 1, 2024. The Director of California’s Departme...
California’s $20 an hour minimum wage for fast-food workers doesn’t take effect until April, but the casualties are already piling up. Pizza Hut franchises this week told more than 1,200 delivery drivers that they’ll lose their jobs before the higher wage kicks in. …it defies economic...
To assist businesses in staying updated with these changes, we’ve compiled a detailed minimum wage rate by state in the United States. What Is the Minimum Wage in the United States? The minimum wage is the lowest hourly payment employers can legally pay their workers, as mandated by the ...