California - San Diego Increases Minimum Wage for Hospitality Workers

San Diego’s City has enacted an ordinance regarding the minimum wage for hospitality workers.

California’s New Rules For Automated Employment Decision Systems

California has enacted two sets of new regulations that directly impact how employers use automated decision systems (ADSs) in hiring, promotion, compensation, and other significant employment decisions.

California Extends Recall Rights of Certain Laid-Off Workers

California has enacted legislation that extends the recall and reinstatement rights for certain employees in the hospitality, service, and travel industries who were laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

California Expands CalWARN Requirements

Covered employers must include additional information in a notice that is required before they may order a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment.

California Clarifies Duty to Reimburse Employees for Business Expenses

California has enacted legislation that clarifies that the duty of an employer to reimburse their employees for business expenses also applies to the use of a vehicle owned by an employee and used by that employee in the discharge of their duties.

California Clarifies Definition of 'Pay Scale' for Disclosure Requirement

California has enacted legislation that clarifies the definition of “pay scale” under the state’s requirement to disclose compensation information to applicants and employees.

California Increases Minimum Pay Requirements for 2026

The general minimum wage in California will increase from $16.50 per hour to $16.90 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026. The change is a result of an annual adjustment for inflation and will also affect the minimum salary required to be classified as exempt from overtime under state law.

California - City of Los Angeles Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Now in Effect

City of Los Angeles Ordinance 188610, which raises the minimum wage to $22.50 for employees working at hotels with 60 or more rooms was originally slated to go into effect on July 1, 2025.

However, business groups launched a referendum campaign to overturn Ordinance 188610 so the implementation of the new pay rate of $22.50 (up from $21.01) was put on hold pending the outcome of the petition effort.

California - Los Angeles Hotel and Airport Worker Minimum Wage Put on Hold

The Los Angeles Office of the City Clerk announced that a referendum petition has been filed challenging Ordinance No. 188610 which raised the minimum wage for Los Angeles hotel and airport workers.

California pay data reports due May 14

We want to inform you that the California Civil Rights Division (CRD) has released new and updated resources for the 2024 pay data reporting period for employers with 100 or more employees. Employers must use the CRD’s online pay data reporting portal to submit their annual reports. The portal is open and the deadline to submit the reporting for 2024 is May 14, 2025.

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