On Friday, California raised its minimum wage to $ 14 an hour, with a target of reaching $ 15 by 2023, according to The Associated Press.
Incremental salary increases have taken effect in the Golden State since 2017. Gov. Gavin Newsom
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“As we continue our efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, we must also ensure that, as our economy recovers, all Californians can benefit from its growth,” he said in July. “Not allowing this increase to go ahead will only make life more difficult for Californians who have already endured a disproportionate share of the economic hardship caused by this pandemic.”
The increase will be just $ 13 an hour for companies with 25 or fewer workers.
Several other new labor and trade regulations are also expected to take effect in early 2021 on Friday, including the requirement that all state-based companies have at least a racial or sexual minority on their board of directors. The minimum will increase to two for boards with less than nine people and three for boards with nine or more by 2022, according to the AP.
Other regulations will require all companies with at least 100 employees to provide racial, ethnic and gender analyzes to the state to identify potential salary disparities. The minimum number of employees before a company is required to provide workers with licenses will decrease from 50 to five, the AP said.
The state has also expanded the window for workers to file complaints of discrimination or retaliation against employers from six months to a year.