If you do business in any of the cities below, be sure that as of July 1, 2019, you began paying any minimum wage employees at the current increased rates.
If you use a payroll service, they likely notified you and took care of it. But if you handle your own payroll in-house, make sure that these increases have been implemented and are currently being paid.
Effective July 1, 2019, the following cities in Southern California increased their minimum wage:
City of Los Angeles – $14.25 (for businesses with 26 or more employees); $13.25 (for businesses with 25 or fewer employees)
County of Los Angeles (unincorporated areas) – $14.25 (for businesses with 26 or more employees); $13.25 (for businesses with 25 or fewer employees)
Pasadena – $14.25 (for businesses with 26 or more employees); $13.25 (for businesses with 25 or fewer employees)
Santa Monica – $14.25 (for businesses with 26 or more employees); $13.25 (for businesses with 25 or fewer employees)
Malibu – $14.25 (for businesses with 26 or more employees); $13.25 (for businesses with 25 or fewer employees)
Also effective July 1, 2019, a number of Northern California cities increased their minimum wage:
Alameda – $13.50
Berkeley – $15.59
Emeryville – $16.30 (or $15.00 for small, independent restaurants with 20 or less locations)
Milpitas – $15.00
San Francisco – $15.59
San Leandro – $14.00
Changes to a city’s minimum wage does not affect the statutory minimum for status as an exempt employee, which remains twice the California state applicable minimum wage.
If the city in which you do business is not reflected above, be sure to check to make sure you are paying current rates for your employees. A handy chart tracking all current minimum wage requirements in California can be found here.
