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California workers and employers can look forward to an increased minimum wage, new salary transparency rules, higher family leave benefits and more in 2023.
California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990 added section 7872 and 7873 to the Labor Code. On September 25, 1992, AB 2601 was signed into law. [20] It protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination. [21] California was the seventh state to add sexual orientation to laws barring job discrimination. [22]
In June 2023, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal to Proposition 22 and determine its constitutionality under the California constitution. [56] In July 2024, the court unanimously upheld the proposition, saying that the state's constitution does not prevent voters from passing initiatives relating to workers' compensation.
The 2023–2024 session is the most recent former session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7, 2022, and ended on November 30, 2024. The session first convened on December 7, 2022, and ended on November 30, 2024.
Are California voters, normally progressive on labor issues, about to turn down an $18 minimum wage increase?
Most of the time unemployment benefits are protected from wage garnishment. In some cases, unemployment benefits can be garnished if you owe income taxes, student loan debt or child support.
As of 2015, female workers make only 80 cents for every dollar earned by male workers thus putting the gender wage gap of 20%. [3] Over 38.8 billion dollars [4] is lost due to the wage gap between men and women. On October 6, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law and the amendment took effect on January 1, 2016.
California implemented its $20 minimum wage law for fast-food workers on Monday, bumping pay up to 25% from the state’s $16 minimum. Impacting over 500,000 workers in the state, the mandate was ...