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July 2021
California: Los Angeles City and County minimum wage increases
On July 1, 2021, the minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees in Los Angeles City and County will increase to $15.00. For more information, read Los Angeles City Minimum Wage Ordinance and Los Angeles County Minimum Wage Poster.
Find out more »California: Minimum wage increases in Pasadena
On July 1, 2021, the minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees in Pasadena will increase to $15.00. For more information, read Pasadena Minimum Wage Ordinance.
Find out more »California: Minimum wage increases in Santa Monica
On July 1, 2021, the minimum wage for employers with 25 or fewer employees in Santa Monica will increase to $15.00. For more information, read Minimum Wage in Santa Monica.
Find out more »Oregon: Minimum wage increases
On July 1, 2021, Oregon's minimum wage will increase throughout the state as follows: Employers located within an urban growth boundary of certain metropolitan service districts - $14.00 Employers located in certain nonurban counties - $12.00 Employers located in any other geographic area - $12.75 For more information, visit Oregon Minimum Wage.
Find out more »District of Columbia: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Beginning July 1, 2021, the District of Columbia will increase its minimum wage annually in proportion to the annual average increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area for the preceding 12 months. D.C. Code 32-1003 District of Columbia minimum wage information.
Find out more »Nevada: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Nevada's constitution requires an annual review of its minimum wage. The minimum wage must be increased by the percentage the cost of living has changed from December 31 in the given year over the level as of December 31, 2004, up to three (3) percent. The cost of living change is based on the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Any change to the minimum wage will be announced by the Governor…
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New York: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
New York minimum wage information.
Find out more »January 2022
California: Agricultural worker overtime requirements change
On September 12, 2016, Gov. Brown signed a law extending overtime benefits to agricultural workers. Previously, agricultural workers had been exempt from the state's overtime requirements. The new law provides a phase-in schedule for agricultural overtime requirements as follows: More than 25 employees January 1, 2019 - overtime pay due when 9 1/2 hours are worked in one workday or over 55 hours in a workweek; January 1, 2020 - overtime pay due when 9 hours are worked in one…
Find out more »Alaska: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Since January 1, 2017, Alaska’s minimum wage has been pegged to inflation and will increase on January 1 of each year thereafter by the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the Anchorage metropolitan area, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, rounded to the nearest one cent. If at any time Alaska's minimum wage is less than $1.00 more than the federal minimum wage, Alaska's minimum wage will adjust to…
Find out more »Arizona: The annual minimum wage increase goes into effect.
Beginning on January 1, 2021, Arizona's minimum wage will increase each year on January 1. The amount of the minimum wage increase will be based on the percentage increase in the cost of living from August to August of the immediately preceding year. The percentage change in the cost of living will be calculated using the consumer price index (all urban consumers, U.S. city average for all items) or its successor index as published by the U.S. Department of Labor…
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