{"id":5942,"date":"2025-09-17T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:50:05","slug":"hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/17\/hr-newsletter-state-legislative-updates-32\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: State Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/December20_State-and-Local-Updates.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>California\u2019s Minimum Wage Rate to Increase on Jan. 1, 2026<\/strong> &#8211; On Aug. 1, 2025, the California Department of Finance (the Department) <a href=\"https:\/\/dof.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/352\/2025\/08\/Minimum-Wage-Increase-Notification-Governor-and-Legislative-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that the state&#8217;s hourly minimum wage will increase to $16.90 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026. 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