The last session of the California Legislature ended in September and Gov. Gavin Newsom had the option to sign into law more than 1,160 bills the Legislature had passed.
By Oct. 2, he had signed 997 and vetoed 163. Below is a brief summary of the new laws that Californians will have in 2023.
Minimum wage
On Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 an hour.
While larger companies hit the $15 per hour minimum wage in January 2022, smaller businesses with 25 or fewer workers only had to pay $14 per hour to meet the requirement. In 2023, the added 50 cents, to $15.50 per hour, is the result of the state requiring the minimum wage to adjust with inflation and applies to all employers no matter the employee size.
However, employers in at least 30 cities are already paying a higher local minimum wage, and new increases took effect in some cities lasts July — with at least six cities raising their minimum wage higher than $15.50.
Restaurant worker wages, including fast food workers
Assembly Bill 257, the FAST Recovery Act, creates a 10-person council to set rules for chains with 100 or more restaurants nationally. They’ll set the minimum wage for fast-food workers with an upper limit of $22 an hour. AB 257 will establish a 10-member unelected body (“the Fast Food Sector Council”) that will have authority to establish industrywide standards on wages, working hours and other working conditions applicable to the entire fast food industry. This council’s...
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