California on Friday raised its minimum wage to $ 14 an hour in order to eventually reach $ 15 by 2023, according to The Associated Press.
Incremental salary increases have been in effect in Golden State since 2017. Government. Gavin Newsom
Gavin NewsomFlorida reports first case of new, contagious coronavirus strain LA public health agency publishes COVID-19 death every 10 minutes to encourage people to stay home Los Angeles County coronavirus deaths total 10,000 (D) is authorized to temporarily suspend increases, but said earlier this year that he will not do so, citing the effect of such a move on front-line workers in particular.
“As we continue our efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, we must also make sure that as our economy recovers, all Californians will be able to benefit from its growth,” he said in July. “Not allowing this growth to move forward will only make life harder for those Californians who have already endured a disproportionate share of the economic hardship caused by this pandemic.”
The increase will be only $ 13 per hour for companies with 25 or fewer employees.
Several other new labor and business regulations are due to come into force in early 2021, including the requirement that all companies in the state have at least one racial or sexual minority on their board of directors. The minimum will increase to two for panels with less than nine people and three for those with nine or more by 2022, according to AP.
Another regulation will require all companies with at least 100 employees to provide racial, ethnic and gender breakdowns to the state to identify potential wage disparities. The minimum number of employees before a company is forced to offer workers leave will decrease from 50 employees to five, AP reported.
The state has also expanded the window of workers must file complaints of discrimination or retaliation against employers from six months to a year.