Labor & Employment Law Blog

The minimum wage rates in 10 localities in California are set to increase effective July 1, 2017.  The increases are as follows:

• Emeryville: $14.00 per hour (for employers with 55 or fewer employees); $15.20 per hour (for employers with 56 or more employees).
• Milpitas: $11.00 per hour
• San Francisco: $14.00 per hour
• San Jose: $12.00 per hour
• San Leandro: $12.00 per hour
• Los Angeles (City): $12.00 per hour (for ...

In California, employers are required to have workplace postings regarding employee rights and responsibilities under the Fair Employment and Housing Act which are produced by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”). California recently updated three of these mandatory DFEH posters as a result of revisions to state law that went into effect on January 1, 2013.

Specifically, the DFEH ...