CA Minimum Wage Increase in 2025 and Current COVID-19 Prevention Regulations
Minimum Wage Increase in 2025 Beginning on January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage will increase from $16.00/hour to $16.50/hour. The increase applies to all employers of any size . Earlier this month, the Director of the CA Department of Finance determined and certified that this increase correlates to an increase in the Consumer Price Index of 3.18% based on a comparison of the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2023. As a result of the increase in the minimum wage, the minimum salary for “white collar” exempt employees also will increase from $66,560 per year to $68,640 per year. Revisiting COVID-19 Prevention Regulations In recent weeks, California has seen a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases. Although California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency proclamation is no longer in effect, the increase in cases makes it a good time to review the COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations, which remain in place. Issued and enforced by the Califor...