SACRAMENTO >> With the arrival of 2024 a slate of new laws will be implemented in California and residents can learn more at the website for the state’s Office of the Governor or numerous private media sites or nonprofit public interest sites.
There are hundreds of new laws but some having wide-spread compliance involve employment, housing. banking, agriculture, traffic, credit and public health. Beginning with state minimum wage, it increases to $16 per hour on January 1. It previously was at $15.50 but some cities and counties had a higher local minimum wage. Starting in April, for fast food workers, the minimum will be $20 an hour.
And beginning in June, minimum wage for healthcare workers will rise to $23. Workers must be employed under, covered health care facilities in California. Paid sick leave will be mandatory for all employees who have been working in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within their starting year. It requires an employee to have no less than 40 hours or five days of accrued sick leave or paid time off by the 200th calendar day of employment, or in each 12-month period. Also, Work From Home policy, requires an employer to provide a 30-day advance written notice before requiring remote employees to return to an in-person model. The notice would also explain the employees right to remain remote as an accommodation, if applicable, to their disabilities.
Meanwhile, for agricultural...
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