The minimum wage for workers in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County has increased. As of Tuesday, July 1, employees in the unincorporated areas of L.A. County must be paid the increased minimum wage of $17.81 per hour, with a few exceptions. This rate applies to individuals who work two hours or more per week at a business or ...

Beginning next year several cities in California are expected to be raising the minimum wage.   The Labor Commissioner’s Office, a division of the Department of Industrial Relations, is reminding employers that the state minimum wage will increase from $16.00 to $16.50 per hour on January 1, 2025, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office.  The change in the minimum wage also ...

AI in Hollywood and deepfakes, cannabis cafes, minimum wage, firearms, and health are just a few highlights from the hundreds of laws going into effect in California on January 1, 2025. As the new year approaches, Californians can expect a range of new laws, passed by the state that touch upon various issues, from public safety and education to workers’ ...

In an effort to lower labor costs, some fast-food franchises are turning to automation to take over tasks like taking orders, making simple items, or even delivery. In Santa Clarita, these changes have already started to be implemented. Drive-thru visitors to the Weinerschnitzel on Soledad Canyon Road can have their orders taken by an automated voice program. Other companies also ...

Fast food workers in California are now set to earn at least $20 an hour as a new minimum wage law goes into effect Monday. Starting April 1, 2024, most fast food workers in California must now be paid at least $20.00 an hour under state minimum wage law AB 1228. In order to apply, employees must work for a ...

Minimum wage in the City of Santa Clarita is set to go up half a dollar at the start of the new year. California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16 per hour for all employers on January 1, 2024. The City of Santa Clarita follows state minimum wage laws, meaning that employees being paid minimum wage within city ...

Los Angeles County raises its minimum wage, affecting the unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley beginning Saturday  Starting Saturday, July 1, Los Angeles County is set to see an increase in the minimum wage from the previous $15.96 dollars per hour to $16.90 per hour, according to officials with L.A. County.  The rate of increase is due to the ...

Earlier this week, Congressman Mike Garcia R-Santa Clarita, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to advocate for increasing base pay for enlisted servicemembers.  Garcia is advocating that servicemembers be paid a minimum of $31,200 annually, an average of $15 an hour. “The gap between pay for our troops and their civilian counterparts is at ...

The California state minimum wage is set to increase next week, one of 27 states set to increase base pay rates in 2023. Starting next Sunday, Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California is set to increase to $15.50, the highest of any state in the union. The increase would affect businesses within the limits of the City of Santa ...

A new initiative to increase the California minimum wage to $18 has qualified for the 2024 ballot, potentially affecting businesses and employees in the Santa Clarita Valley. An initiative to raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour in the State of California is eligible to land on the Nov. 5, 2024 general election ballot, according to the Secretary of ...