The following changes to California employment law apply to employers of all sizes, unless otherwise noted, and take effect on July 1, 2025. Additional details about these laws are available in the law alerts available on the platform and will be added to the laws pages no later than the laws’ effective dates.

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES
Healthcare Workers
Nonexempt healthcare workers who work at the following types of covered facilities and who provide healthcare services or support providing healthcare are eligible to receive the following higher minimum wages:

$24 per hour for hospitals or integrated health systems with 10,000 or more full-time employees (including skilled nursing facilities operated by these employers), healthcare facilities run by large counties, and dialysis clinics
$18.63 per hour for healthcare facilities run by small counties and “safety net hospitals” (hospitals with a high governmental payor mix, independent hospitals with elevated governmental payor mix, and rural independent healthcare facilities)
Local Minimum Wage Increases
Numerous cities and counties across California will increase their hourly minimum wage. The new rates are as follows:

Alameda: $17.46

Berkeley: $19.18

Emeryville: $19.90

Fremont: $17.75

Long Beach hotels with 100+ guest rooms: $25Los Angeles City: $17.87

Los Angeles City hotels with 60+ guest rooms: $22.50

Unincorporated Los Angeles County: $17.81

Malibu: $17.27

Milpitas: $18.20

Pasadena: $18.04

San Francisco: $19.18

Santa Monica: $17.81

Santa Monica hotels: $22.50

West Hollywood hotels: $20.22

REMINDER: LA COUNTY RETAIL WORKER FAIR WORKWEEK ORDINANCE
Los Angeles County retail employers with 300 or more employees (located anywhere) must provide fair workweek protections to nonexempt retail employees who work at least two hours per workweek in unincorporated Los Angeles County. See the law alert on the platform (search “Los Angeles Adopts”) for all the deets!