California Minimum Wage Poster
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The Minimum Wage Poster is a labor law posters poster by the California Department Of Industrial Relations. This is a mandatory posting for all employers in California, and businesses who fail to comply may be subject to fines or sanctions.
This poster must be posted next to the establishment's IWC or the Industry Occupation Order. As of 2019, businesses with 26 or more employees must pay their workers no less than $12.00 per hour, or $11.00 per hour for any smaller businesses. The poster also displays the history of previous rates in the state of California. This ordinance does not apply to outside salespersons or individuals who are directly related to the employer (includes spouses). It also displays a table listing the meal and lodging rates as part of the minimum wage obligation. The poster includes information on the separability of provisions as well.
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PLEASE PO ST NEXT TO YOU R IW C OR I NDUSTRY OCCU PATION ORD ER O IFFI CIA L N OT I C IE California Min imum Wage M W - 2 019 EFF ECTIV E D ATE Employ ers with 26 or More Emp loyees* Emp loyers with 25 or Fewer Employ ees * January 1, 2 019 $12.00 $11. 00 January 1, 2020 $13.00 $12.00 PREVIOUS Y EARS January 1, 2017 $10.50 $10.00 January 1, 2018 $11.00 $10.50 *Employees treated as employed by a single qualified taxpayer pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 23626 are treated as employees of that single taxpayer. To employers and representatives of persons working in industries and occupations in the Stat e of California: SUMMARY OF ACTIONS T A KE NOTIC E that on Apri l 4, 2016, the G overnor of California s igned legis lat ion passed by the Cal iforn ia L egisl ature , ra is ing the minimum wag e for a ll ind ustries . (S B 3 , Sta ts o f 2016, amend ing section 1182.1 2. of the Californ ia Labor Cod e.) Pur suant to its authority und er Labo r Code sec tion 1182 .13, t he D epartm ent of I ndustria l R ela tions am ends and r epu blishes Sectio n s 2, 3, and 5 of the Gen era l Mi nimum Wag e Orde r, MW -20 17. Sec ti o n 1 , Applica bili ty, a nd Section 4, Se para bili ty, hav e not been ch an ged . C onsiste nt with t h is enactmen t, amendm ents are mad e to the mi nimu m wage, and the m eals an d lodgi ng cred its sect ions of a ll of the IWC's i ndu stry a nd occup ation or ders . Thi s summary must be made available to employees i n acco rdance with the IWC's wag e orders . Copies of the fu ll text of the amended wage orders may be o b tai ned by orde ring on - l i n e at www. dir.ca.g ov/WP.asp , or by contacting you r local Division of Labor Standards E nforcement office . 1. APPLICABI LITY The provisions of this O rde r shall no t app ly to outs ide salespers ons . and individuals who are the parent, spouse , or child ren of t he employer previous ly cont ained in th is Order and the IWC's in dustry and occupation orders. Excepti ons and modificat ions provided by statute or in Sect ion 1, Applicabil ity , and in other sections of the IWC's i ndustry and oc cupa tion orders may be used whe re any such pro visions are enfo rceab le and app lic ab le to the em ploye r. 2. MINIMUM W AG E S E very empl oyer shall pay to each employee wages n ot l ess than those stated above, on each effective date, per hour for all ho urs wo rked. 3. MEALS AND LODGING CREDIT S - TAB LE W hen credit for meals or lodging is used to meet part of the employe r's minimum wage obligation, the a mounts so credited pursuant to a voluntary written agreement may not be more than the follow ing EFFECTIVE : JANUARY 1, 2017 JANUARY 1, 2018 JANUARY 1, 2019 JANUARY 1, 2020 For an employer who employs: LODGING 26 or More Employees 25 or Fewer Employees 26 or More Employees 25 or Fewer Employees 26 or More Employees 25 or Fewer Employees 26 or More Employees 25 or Fewer Employees Room occupied alone $49.38/ week $47.03/ week $51.73/ week $49.38/ week $56.43/ week $51.73/ week $61.13/ week $56.43/ week Room shared $40.76/ week $38.82/ week $42.70/ week $40.76 week $46.58/ week $42.70/ week $50.46/ week $46.58/ week Apartment – two thirds (2/3) of the ordinary rental value, and in no event more than: $593.05/ month $564.81/ month $621.29/ month $593.05/ month $677.75/ month $621.28/ month $734.21/ month $677.75/ month Where a couple are both employed by the employer, two thirds (2/3) of the ordinary rental value, and in no event more than: $877.27/ month $835.49/ month $919.04/ month $877.26/ month $1002.56/ month $919.02/ month $1086.07/ month $1002.56/ month MEALS Breakfast $3.80 $3.62 $3.98 $3.80 $4.34 $3.98 $4.70 $4.34 Lunch $5.22 $4.97 $5.47 $5.22 $5.97 $5.47 $6.47 $5.97 Dinner $7.09 $6.68 $7.35 $7.01 $8.01 $7.34 $8.68 $8.01 Meals or lodg ing may not be credit ed ag ainst th e mi nimum wage w ithou t a voluntary written agreement between the emp loyer and t he em ployee . When credit fo r meals or lodging i s used to m eet part of the e mployer's min imum wage ob li gation, the amounts so c redited may not be more than the amoun ts stated i n the tab le above . 4. SE PARAB ILITY If the app lication of an y p rov ision of th is Order , or any section, subsection, subdivis ion, sente nce, clause, phrase, word or port ion of th is O rde r should be he ld inval id, unconst itut iona l, unauthor ized, or prohib ited by statute, t he re m aini ng p rovisions thereof shall not be affected thereby, but s hall co ntinue to be given fu ll fo rce and eff ect as i f t h e pa rt so held inv alid or unconstit utio nal had not been in cluded herein. 5. AMENDED PROVI SIONS Th is Order amends the m inimu m wage and m eals and lo dging cred its in MW -201 7, as wel l as in the IWC’s industry and occupation orders . (See Orders 1 -15, Secs . 4 and 10; and Orde r 16, Secs . 4 and 9 .) This Orde r ma kes no other changes t o the IWC’s industry and occupation orders . These Am en d ments to the Wage Orders shall be in effect as of Ja nuary 1 , 2019 . Q ue stion s abou t enforcemen t sho uld be dir ected to th e Labor Commiss ion er's Office . For the address a nd tel eph one n umbe r of the office nea res t yo u, i nfo rmat ion can be fo und on th e i n tern et at www.dir.ca.gov /DLSE/dlse.html or under a sea rch for “ Cali forni a La bor Comm issi oner's Offi ce” on th e int ernet or any ot her directory. The La bor Commissioner has offices in th e f oll ow ing cities : Ba kers field, El Ce ntro, Fresno, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oak la n d , R edding, Sacram ento , Sa li n as, San Berna rd in o, San Diego, Sa n Franci sco, San J ose, Santa A na, Santa Barba ra, San ta Rosa, Stockt on, and Va n N uys. Amend s Genera l
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