California's drive toward a $15 minimum wage for all employers continues. Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the minimum wage for employers with 25 employees or less will increase to $14.00 per hour, and for employers with 26 or more employees, the minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour. Employers must remember this increase also affects minimum salary requirements for exempt employees.
While some local minimum wages increase mid-year, many others, like the City of West Hollywood, increase on January 1 at the same time the State's increases take effect.
Additionally, the following local minimum wage increases go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and are differentiated by employer size:
Hayward | Employers with 25 or fewer employees:
$14.52 per hour | Employers with 26 or more employees:
$15.56 per hour | |
Novato | Employers with 1 to 25 employees:
$15.00 per hour | Employers with 26- 99 employees:
$15.53 per hour | Employers with 100 or more employees:
$15.77 |
Sonoma | Employers with 25 or fewer employees:
$15.00 per hour | Employers with 26 or more employees:
$16.00 per hour |
The following local minimum wages go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, regardless of employer size:
City | Required Minimum Wage as of January 1, 2021, Irrespective of Employer Size
|
Belmont | $16.20 per hour |
Burlingame | $15.60 per hour |
Cupertino | $16.40 per hour |
Daly City | $15.53 per hour |
East Palo Alto | $15.60 per hour |
El Cerrito | $16.37 per hour |
Half Moon Bay | $15.56 per hour |
Los Altos | $16.40 per hour |
Menlo Park | $15.75 per hour |
Mountain View | $17.10 per hour |
Oakland | $15.06 per hour |
Palo Alto | $16.45 per hour |
Petaluma | $15.85 per hour |
Redwood City | $16.20 per hour |
Richmond | $15.54 per hour |
San Carlos | $15.77 per hour |
San Diego | $15.00 per hour |
San Jose | $16.20 per hour |
San Mateo | $16.20 per hour |
Santa Clara | $16.40 per hour |
Santa Rosa | $15.85 per hour |
South San Francisco | $15.80 per hour |
Sunnyvale | $17.10 per hour |
Employers must also ensure their minimum wage postings are updated appropriately to reflect state and local increases.
Mitchell F. Boomer and Janelle J. Sahouria are attorneys with Jackson Lewis in San Francisco. © 2021 Jackson Lewis. All rights reserved. Reposted with permission.
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