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Richmond, Calif. 2016 Minimum Wage Increase
$11.52 per hour in 2016 for Richmond, California minimum wage workers. Revised posting required.
Beginning January 1, 2016, employers in Richmond, California will need to give their minimum wage workers a pay boost. The new rate of $11.52 per hour represents a 16 percent increase over the previous rate – and it’s not done increasing.
The Richmond Minimum Wage Ordinance establishes a $13.00 per hour minimum wage for 2018 with the rate being adjusted for inflation beginning 2019, subject to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The City would announce any increases to the rate by October 1 each year.
If an employer pays at least $1.50 per hour towards an employee’s medical benefits plan, then the employer can deduct the $1.50 from the minimum wage amount.
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Richmond California Minimum Wage Posting Requirements
The revised Richmond Minimum Wage Notice is required to be displayed January 1, 2016 “in a conspicuous place at any workplace or job site where any Employee works”.
Additionally, if at least 5 percent of workers in a Richmond business speak any language other than English, then the employer should display the minimum wage notice in that language. The City of Richmond provides versions in Spanish, Chinese, and Laotian.
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Sacramento Establishes Minimum Wage for 2017
Sacramento among growing list of U.S. cities moving toward indexed minimum wages.
The Sacramento City Council adopted an ordinance to establish a citywide minimum wage of $10.50 in 2017 with incremental increases to $12.50 per hour by 2020. Thereafter, the City would adjust the rate for inflation annually based on inflation levels indicated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The ordinance covers all businesses within the city limits of Sacramento; however, businesses with fewer than 40 employees can delay implementation for six months.
Sacramento Minimum Wage Schedule
Sacramento’s minimum wage will reach $12.50 per hour by 2020 and allows a six-month “small business delay” for employers with fewer than 40 employees. The rate increases in the following stages.
101 or more employees
- January 1, 2017: $10.50
- January 1, 2018: $11.00
- January 1, 2019: $11.75
- January 1, 2020: $12.50
- January 1, 2021: Indexed to CPI
100 or fewer employees
- July 1, 2017: $10.50
- July 1, 2018: $11.00
- July 1, 2019: $11.75
- July 1, 2020: $12.50
- July 1, 2021: Indexed to CPI
Exemptions to Sacramento Minimum Wage
Workers in the following classifications are exempted from the Sacramento minimum wage are eligible rates determined under California or Federal minimum wage requirements.
- Workers 17 years old or younger
- Workers with developmental disabilities
Sacramento Minimum Wage Posting Requirements
Sacramento will release a required minimum wage posting, most likely late 2016 to satisfy the posting requirements detailed in the new ordinance:
By December 1st of each year, the City shall publish and make available to employers a
notice announcing the minimum wage rates for the upcoming year. Employers shall post the notice in a conspicuous place in each workplace that is visible to all of their employees.
The new Sacramento minimum wage ordinance doesn’t take effect until January 1, 2017, so no need to rush out and order posters just yet. Depending on how the City designs the initial posting, businesses may have to update the Sacramento minimum wage notice each year.
GovDocs City Posting Coverage
The trend nationally is for more cities and counties to implement minimum wage and paid sick leave ordinances that also require businesses to display workplace notices. For large companies with locations across the country, this adds a layer of complexity for posting compliance managers.
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Fortunately, locations in Sacramento covered under the GovDocs Update Program will automatically receive the required posting before the January 1, 2017 effective date.
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Mountain View, CA Raises Minimum Wage
The City of Mountain View, California increased its minimum wage to $10.30 per hour effective July 1, 2015.
[wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””]Home to tech giants Google and Symantec, the City Mountain View, California established a new minimum wage of $10.30 per hour effective July 1, 2015. The rate may be adjusted for inflation every January 1 beginning in 2016 based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The City of Mountain View’s new minimum wage is higher than the current California minimum wage of $9 per hour.
Mountain View City Minimum Wage Posting Requirements
Employers must post the Mountain View Minimum Wage Official Notice in each workplace so that employees have access to it.
The new posting is included as part of the Mountain View City Laminated Workplace Poster Package, which contains required workplace postings required for businesses in Mountain View. Subscribers to GovDocs Labor Law News can save an additional 20% using coupon code BLOG20 at check out.
California Workplace Posters Required for Employers
In addition to the Mountain View Minimum Wage poster, employers in California must also display a variety of other postings to remain compliant with California workplace regulations, including:
- Notice to Employees – Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Paid Family Leave
- Safety & Health Protection on the Job
- Discrimination and Harassment are Prohibited by Law
- Pay Day Notice
- Access to Medical Records
- Time Off for Voting
- Minimum Wage
- Emergency Phone Numbers
- No Smoking Except In Designated Areas
- No Smoking
- Notice A, Pregnancy Disability Leave
- Family Care and Medical Leave (CFRA Leave) and Pregnancy Disability Leave
- Joint Notice
- Whistleblowers’ Protection Act
- Notice to Employees – Injuries Caused by Work
- IWC Wage Order (multiple industries)
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San Francisco employers must pay workers at least $12.25 per hour beginning May 1, 2015.
[wc_divider style=”dotted” line=”single” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=””]Voters passed Proposition J in November 2014, raising the minimum wage to $15.00 by 2018 in scheduled increases. Beginning in 2019, the San Francisco minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually based on changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
San Francisco Minimum Wage Increase Schedule
The San Francisco minimum wage will increase according to the following schedule:
| Effective Date | Minimum Wage Rate |
| 5/1/2015 | $12.25 |
| 7/1/2016 | $13.00 |
| 7/1/2017 | $14.00 |
| 7/1/2018 | $15.00 |
| July 1 2019 and beyond | CPI Increase |
San Francisco Minimum Wage Notice and Posting Requirements
The San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) requires every employer to post notices in English, Spanish, Chinese and:
“…in and any other language spoken by at least five percent of the Employees at the workplace or job site.”
Employers must also provide each employee the employer’s name, address and telephone number in writing at the time of hire.
The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement is authorized to fine employers $500 for each instance of failing to post or failing to provide the employer’s contact information in writing.
San Francisco Compliance Posters
Subscribers to GovDocs labor law news can take an additional 20% off of their purchase of the GovDocs San Francisco City Posting Compliance Package by using coupon code BLOG20. The package contains the new San Francisco 2015 Minimum Wage posting and other postings required for San Francisco employers:
- San Francisco Minimum Wage (6-Language version)
- San Francisco Paid Sick Leave (6-Language version)
- San Francisco No Smoking
- San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (6-Language version)
- San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace (6-Language version)
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance posting
- San Francisco Employment Discrimination is Against the Law
GovDocs City Posting Coverage
San Francisco is just one of more than 40 cities in the U.S. that issues postings required or recommended for employers. Thanks to the nationwide trend of tying minimum wage rates to cost-of-living adjustments (like in San Francisco beginning 2019), more and more workplace postings require frequent replacement.
For large employers (businesses with 50 or more locations), GovDocs suggests using an automatic compliance program to ensure uninterrupted posting coverage for all your employees. Request a price quote from GovDocs today.
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