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Minimum wage: California

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by Jennifer K. Achtert, formerly of Fisher Phillips

Summary

California’s wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees a minimum wage for every hour worked. This guide provides an in-depth review of California employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law, including subminimum wages.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Minimum wage
    • Employer coverage
  • Tip credit
    • Employee property
    • Service charges
    • Credit cards
    • Employee notice
    • Tip pools
    • Dual jobs / sidework
  • Board, lodging and other facilities
  • Uniforms
  • Other deductions
  • Subminimum wages
    • Workers with disabilities
    • Other workers
  • Industry-specific minimum wages
    • Fast food workers
    • Health care workers
    • Temporary workers
    • Agricultural workers
  • Poster requirements
  • Local requirements
    • Alameda
    • Belmont
    • Berkeley
    • Burlingame
    • Cupertino
    • Daly City
    • East Palo Alto
    • El Cerrito
    • Emeryville
    • Foster City
    • Fremont
    • Glendale
    • Half Moon Bay
    • Hayward
    • Long Beach
    • Los Altos
    • Los Angeles
    • Los Angeles County
    • Malibu
    • Menlo Park
    • Milpitas
    • Mountain View
    • Novato
    • Oakland
    • Palo Alto
    • Pasadena
    • Petaluma
    • Redwood City
    • Richmond
    • San Carlos
    • San Diego
    • San Francisco
    • San Jose
    • San Leandro
    • San Mateo
    • San Mateo County
    • Santa Clara
    • Santa Monica
    • Santa Rosa
    • Sonoma
    • South San Francisco
    • Sunnyvale
    • West Hollywood
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: California

Latest updates

Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage in Pasadena.

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About the author

Fisher Phillps

Fisher Phillps represents management in the areas of labor and employment law. Their areas of expertise include employment discrimination and harassment, litigation of employment disputes, labor relations, employee leaves and wage and hour law.

With offices and attorneys admitted in almost every US jurisdiction, Fisher Phillips knows the local courts and agencies where they practice and have the resources to work seamlessly across offices to handle the most complex problems. They assist their clients with respect to global movement of employees, compliance with employment laws and codes of business ethics of other countries, and international employment contract and employee benefits issues.

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