Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
July 3, 2018 - United States of America
Several Local Minimum Wage Rates Increased on July 1, 2018
by Heather N. Stone
Last year, California employers faced a swell of new city and county labor laws that increased employers’ local minimum wage obligations. Several of these local ordinances included incremental increases that went into effect over time, including many increases that are effective as of July 1, 2018.
In addition to meeting the state’s minimum wage requirements ($10.50/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees, and $11.00/hour for employers with more than 25 employees), California employers must also comply with any local minimum wage ordinances in effect. The local ordinances that increased on July 1, 2018 include: Belmont, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Long Beach, the City of Los Angeles, the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, Malibu, Milpitas, Pasadena, Richmond, San Francisco, San Leandro, and Santa Monica. In addition, numerous other California cities already have heightened minimum wage rates in place. Current local minimum wage rates include:
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City
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Minimum Wage
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Effective Date
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Belmont
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$12.50/hour
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July 1, 2018
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Berkeley
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$13.75/hour currently, increasing to $15.00/hour
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October 1, 2018
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Cupertino
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$13.50/hour
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January 1, 2018
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El Cerrito
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$13.60/hour
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July 1, 2018
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Emeryville
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$15.00/hour (55 or fewer employees)
$15.69/hour (56 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Long Beach
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$14.64/hour
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July 1, 2018
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Los Altos
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$13.50/hour
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January 1, 2018
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Los Angeles (City)
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$12.00/hour (25 or fewer employees)
$13.25/hour (26 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Los Angeles County (Unincorporated areas only)
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$12.00/hour (25 or fewer employees)
$13.25/hour (26 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Malibu
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$12.00/hour (25 or fewer employees)
$13.25/hour (26 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Milpitas
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$13.50/hour
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July 1, 2018
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Mountain View
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$15.00/hour
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January 1, 2018
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Oakland
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$13.23/hour
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January 1, 2018
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Palo Alto
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$13.50/hour
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January 1, 2018
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Pasadena
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$12.00/hour (25 or fewer employees)
$13.25/hour (26 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Richmond
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$11.91/hour (if benefits received)
$13.41/hour (if no benefits paid)
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July 1, 2018
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San Diego
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$11.50/hour
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January 1, 2017
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San Francisco
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$15.00/hour
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July 1, 2018
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San Jose
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$13.50/hour
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January 1, 2018
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San Leandro
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$13.00/hour
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July 1, 2018
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San Mateo
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$13.00/hour (for profit companies)
$12.00/hour (non-profit companies)
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January 1, 2018
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Santa Clara
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$13.00/hour
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January 1, 2018
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Santa Monica
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$12.00/hour (25 or fewer employees)
$13.25/hour (26 or more employees)
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July 1, 2018
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Sunnyvale
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$15.00/hour
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January 1, 2018
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The information contained in this alert is not intended to and does not constitute legal advice. If you have questions about minimum wage rate compliance, please contact your Dinsmore attorney.
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