Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide, essentially, a rates-only update that summarizes scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2022. Employers can use this information to determine the minimum amount they must pay non-exempt, tipped, and certain exempt employees. Before we chart out these rates, we briefly highlight some notable wage and hour developments that have occurred in 2022, and discuss the notable economic development that has affected, and likely will continue to affect, wage-hour law: inflation.
Pending or future legislation might change minimum wage, tipped, and exempt employee rates that will apply in 2022, so we recommend employers monitor legislative developments and consult with counsel to confirm rates did not change since publication. Also, please note that some – but not all – New York rates may also increase on December 31, 2022, but we will cover those New Year’s Eve rate changes in our annual end-of-year article later this year.
Notable 2022 Wage & Hour Developments
Foster City, CA: On May 16, 2022, this city in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area enacted a minimum wage ordinance that will become operative on July 1, 2022. Foster City will become the 40th city in the Golden State to enact a local minimum law that applies to private...
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