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Flynn, who owns 24 Paneras in California, has said he will pay his workers the new minimum wage starting next month. But confusion remains for the more than 160 other Panera locations in the state.
“I guess if you’re in the bread-making business, there’s a lot of dough to go around,” one Republican lawmaker said.
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In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
For telecommuting employees, usually employers need to arrange the mailing time of the final check or discharge the employee in person. [47] 227.3: All unused paid vacations shall be paid when an employee is terminated. Its rate is based on the final wage. 245: California becomes the second state to require paid sick leave. [48]
US state minimum wage rates. 2025. [12]State 2025 Alabama $7.25 [note 1] Alaska $11.91 Arizona $14.70 Arkansas $11.00 California $16.50 Colorado $14.81 Connecticut $16.35
Flynn, who owns 24 Paneras in California, has said he will abide by the new $20-per-hour wage. But it is unclear what will happen at the more than 160 remaining Panera locations throughout the state.
Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole supported increasing the minimum wage to $4.25 per hour along with allowing a minimum wage of $3.35 an hour for new employees' first ninety days of employment for an employer. [51] Secretary Dole said that President George H. W. Bush would veto any bill increasing the minimum wage to more than $4.25 per hour. [52]