Men and women clicked and clacked on laptops, some had pens on paper, and all eyes and ears in full focus of Brian Koegle, of Greenspoon Marder LLP, as he broke down relevant information regarding updates to California law affecting businesses.

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with its title sponsor, Greenspoon Marder LLP, hosted the 2023 Employment Law Update on Thursday at the SCV Senior Center. During the 90-minute presentation, Koegle discussed information regarding the California Fair Pay Act, wage and hour updates, new family leave formulas and rights, and more.

“Usually, in our practices, if you’ve got an external payroll company or you’re doing it in-house, you want to make sure you’re looking through your payroll on an annual basis, at least,” Koegle said while he discussed California’s minimum wage. “If you are missing even one piece of this puzzle, it can be a critical violation.”

In California, there has been a minimum wage increase every single year for the past five years with a cap at $15 an hour. However, the Legislature over the summer determined inflationary rates have been so high, especially in the state, that people simply weren’t able to live on $15 an hour, according to Koegle.

In the state of California, minimum wage was set at $15.50, but the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County set minimum wage at $16.04 and at $15.96, respectively, with a potential increase depending on the Consumer Price Index.

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