California has always kept employers on their toes when it comes to changing employment laws. This year is no exception. Here is our roundup of the top 10 developments California employers need to know. (And scroll down to see what’s on the horizon!)
Effective January 1, 2022, the California state minimum wage increased to $15.00 per hour ($14.00 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees). As a result, the minimum monthly salary for California exempt employees increased to $5,200, or $62,400 on an annual basis (which is two times the state minimum wage for full-time employment).
For computer software employees, their minimum hourly rate of pay increased to $50.00 and the minimum monthly salary increased to $8,679.16 ($104,149.81 annually). And for licensed physicians and surgeons, the minimum hourly rate of pay increased to $91.07 .
Some counties and cities have imposed their own higher minimum wage rates, including Los Angeles, where a $15 minimum wage for all employers took effect in July 2021. The following local minimum wages took effect on January 1, 2022, regardless of employer size:
| City | Required Minimum Wage (as of Jan. 1, 2022) |
| Cupertino | $16.40 per hour |
| Menlo Park | $15.75 per hour |
| Mountain View | $17.10 per hour |
| Oakland | $15.06 per hour |
| Palo Alto | $16.45 per hour |
| Redwood City | $16.20 per hour |
| San Jose | $16.20 per hour |
| San Mateo | $16.20 per hour |
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