Minimum Wage Goes Up Again for California Municipalities

Increase in State minimum wage to $16.50/hour This is a reminder that, as we previously advised, California’s state minimum wage will increase to $16.50 per hour for all employers effective January 1, 2025.

Health care workers in California can take a breath of fresh air. The California Department of Public Health announced that the statewide Covid-19 related mask mandates will expire on April 3, 2023.

Rulings on arbitration agreements continue to come thick and fast. Arbitration is a dispute resolution procedure where legal disputes are resolved by private arbitrators – typically retired judges – rather than in the public court system. Employers generally consider arbitration to be a more favorable forum for deciding disputes than litigating in court, though the costs to arbitrate are expensive.