The California Industrial Welfare Commission has 17 wage orders that apply to different employers based on their industry or occupation. Although other than minimum wage, these wage orders have not been updated since 2001, they provide specific rules regarding a wide variety of employment compliance issues, such as overtime, expense reimbursements, uniforms, and suitable seating requirements.
The following provides a non-exhaustive list of key parts of the wage orders.
The minimum wage order applies to all employers. As of January 1, 2022, employers with 25 or fewer employees must pay employees a minimum wage of $14.00 per hour and employers with 26 or more employees must pay employees a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour.
All orders set forth which industry/occupation they apply. For example, Wage Order No. 1 applies to the manufacturing industry while Wage Order No. 6 applies to the laundry, linen supply, dry cleaning, and dyeing industry. The Department of Industrial Relations has issued guidance to inform employers of which Wage Order applies to them. Employers should also consult with their employment counsel regarding proper wage order classification.
The wage orders generally set forth that eight hours constitutes a day’s worth of work. Each wage order includes daily and weekly overtime provisions that lay out the rate of overtime pay for employees who work more than eight hours in a day or forty hours in a week. In...
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