Starting on January 1, 2025, several new federal laws impacting California employers and new California employment laws will take effect, including an expansion of rights of employees who are victims of violence and revisions to paid family leave.
More information on the new employment laws is available below. Please reach out to Katherine M. Forster and Margaret G. Maraschino for more information.
**Federal Laws Impacting California Employers**
Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase: Beginning on January 1, 2025, the minimum wage will increase to $17.75 per hour for workers who are performing work on or in connection with federal contracts in the following categories that were entered into, renewed, or extended on or after January 30, 2022: (1) procurement contracts covered by the Davis-Bacon Act, (2) service contracts covered by the Service Contract Act, (3) concessions contracts, and (4) contracts entered into, renewed, or extended on or after August 17, 2024, in connection with federal property or lands and related to offering services for federal employees, their dependents, or the general public.
For federal contracts in these categories entered into, extended or renewed prior to January 30, 2022, the minimum wage for employees will increase to $13.30 per hour (for nontipped workers) and $9.30 per hour (for tipped workers). Note that these rates are lower than California’s minimum wage; employers should pay the applicable California or local minimum wage,...
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