California Employment Law Updates

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California | Wage and Tax Regulations

California
minimum wage

Minimum Wage

$16

Minimum Wage
(Tipped Employee)

Tip credit not allowed

Maximum Tip Credit

Tip credit not allowed

California
state income tax

State Withholding

Supplemental
Wage Rate

6.60%

Unemployment insurance

Max. Taxable Earning	$7,001
Employee Deductions	None
Employee Tax Rates	1.5 - 6.2%
New Employer Rate	3.40%
Voluntary Contribution Permitted	No

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Recent California Employment Law Updates

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Legal Update

Date

Link

August 2022: City of Los Angeles Publishes Regulations and Model Notices for Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance

August 25, 2022

August 2022: Eighteen-Dollar-Per-Hour California Minimum Wage Initiative Fails

August 16, 2022

August 2022: Inflation Disrupts California’s Minimum Wage Rate Schedule, Prompting Pay Increase in 2023

August 16, 2022

August 2022: COVID-19 Emergency Regulation to Expire (and Potentially Be Extended) Later This Year

August 16, 2022

August 2022: Governor Newsom Signs Bill Extending Provisions Related to Filing Work Share Plans Indefinitely

August 1, 2022

July 2022: CDPH Provided Clarification for COVID-19 Close Contact Guidance

July 26, 2022

July 2022: Cal/OSHA Draft Regulation to Go Into Effect in January 2023

July 21, 2022

July 2022: Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air Due to Wildfire Smoke

July 21, 2022

July 2022: California Supreme Court Creates New Obligations for Employers

July 21, 2022

July 2022: San Francisco Voters Approved New Public Health Emergency Leave

July 21, 2022

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