{"id":4693,"date":"2025-03-17T16:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:57:12","slug":"how-californias-statewide-minimum-wage-increases-are-affecting-discrimination-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/how-californias-statewide-minimum-wage-increases-are-affecting-discrimination-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"How California\u2019s Statewide Minimum Wage Increases Are Affecting Discrimination Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California has the third highest minimum wage in the U.S., falling closely behind Washington D.C. ($17.50) and Washington ($16.66). Different regions of California set a much-higher minimum wage, however. Plus, certain jobs require a higher minimum wage, such as fast food where workers must receive $20 an hour or more. Each increase impacts <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/\">discrimination cases<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Overview of California\u2019s Minimum Wage Increases in 2025<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s overall minimum wage is $16.50. If a worker isn\u2019t making that much, they should contact a California employment law specialist. There are a few exceptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast-food workers must be paid $20 an hour as the minimum wage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interns or \u201clearners\u201d must be paid at least 85% of minimum wage rounded to the nearest nickel. After 160 hours of employment, the minimum wage order begins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheepherders must make a minimum monthly wage of $4,820.42 including overtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare workers are also entitled to higher minimum wages. They depend on the position and inflation adjustments are made each year. These wages are effective in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialysis clinics &#8211; $23<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital workers in a facility with 10,000 or more full-time employees &#8211; $23<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large county healthcare facilities (More than 5 million) &#8211; $23<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium county healthcare facilities (250,000 to 5 million) &#8211; $21<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other health care facilities &#8211; $21<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safety Net Hospitals &#8211; $18<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skilled nursing not owned by a hospital or healthcare system &#8211; $21 (only if minimum spending requirement is passed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small county healthcare facilities (Less than 250,000) &#8211; $18\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urgent care, community, rural health and intermittent clinics &#8211; $21<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a worker is provided with meals and\/or housing as part of their wages, there is a monthly maximum that can be deducted from paychecks, but it cannot lead to wages coming out to less than minimum wage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the state\u2019s minimum wage is $16.50, employees need to meet the minimum wage set in their city or county. They range greatly. Unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County require a minimum wage of $17.28, while Los Angeles is $18.20. West Hollywood\u2019s minimum wage is $19.65, but Pasadena is just $17.50. UC Berkeley Labor Center keeps an updated list for California workers to refer to in order to ensure they\u2019re paid a fair wage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the cost of living and inflation increase, wages are adjusted to ensure pay is fair. If California workers aren\u2019t paid enough to afford housing, food, and electricity, it\u2019s a problem. Wage increases ensure this doesn\u2019t happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wage theft is a problem in California. In 2022, almost 19,000 wage theft claims were filed with the state. When a worker files a wage claim with the Labor Commissioner\u2019s office, a hearing is supposed to occur within 120 days, and then there\u2019s a 15-day period for the decision. The process is not going that fast, however, with some cases taking twice as long to complete. That\u2019s just one problem with minimum wage increases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding Disparate Impact and the Ability to Prove It<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disparate impact is defined as a neutral policy or practice that negatively impacts a protected person or group. The policy or practice was never intended to cause harm, but it does anyway. This leads to workplace discrimination, even if it isn\u2019t intentional. Wage increases can impact and even create discrimination cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a wage increase takes place, an employer may not want to tap into revenues to pay for the increase. The options are to charge higher prices to clients or customers, which could impact business and drive consumers away, or reduce staff by cutting low-paying positions. Because low-paying jobs are often filled by older workers, women reentering the workforce after having children, or minorities, it takes jobs from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another factor is that some jobs can be outsourced to independent contractors. If a worker\u2019s job gets outsourced to another region, the employer saves money by avoiding paying benefits or having to meet the minimum wage requirement. Providing they hire an independent contractor from another state or country, they don\u2019t have to meet minimum wage laws.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your employer may determine that layoffs are necessary for the business to avoid shutting down. This is also allowable, unless the layoffs are handled unfairly. If the only people laid off are those who\u2019ve been with the company the longest and make the most money, <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice_areas\/age-discrimination\/\">age discrimination<\/a> is possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not always easy to prove that increased wages caused employment discrimination. Companies have the right to outsource jobs, even if it is to avoid having to pay minimum wage. This makes it hard to win this type of case, but an experienced California employment law attorney helps you determine if you have the necessary evidence for a winnable claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real-Life Examples of Discrimination Related to Minimum Wage Increases<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December, Disney settled a class action suit regarding minimum wage. Disney must pay $233 million to over 50,000 workers. In 2018, Anaheim voters passed Measure L, an act that mandated any hospitality business that receives tax rebates from the city must pay its workers $15 an hour plus a 2% pay increase each year. When it passed, Disney evaded having to pay its workers the increased minimum wage by canceling tax subsidies and restoring entertainment tax payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the settlement, workers will receive all the backpay they\u2019re owed for the past five years plus 10% interest. The settlement is awaiting final court approval.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In San Francisco, Burger King was ordered to pay $2.2 million. One worker\u2019s shift ended, but no other employees arrived to run the kitchen so she had to stay and didn\u2019t get paid overtime. Managers were told to lower labor costs to cover the cost of minimum wage increases, forcing managers to work as cashiers, janitors, and cooks to meet the stakeholders\u2019 demands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similar lawsuits have been filed against other fast food chains, including Subway, where a worker was pushed into working more than 100 hours per week without getting overtime pay. When she spoke up about wage theft, she was threatened with her <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice_areas\/racial-discrimination\/\">immigration status<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many more cases exist, and their success depends on the evidence. You need to have as much evidence as you can. Document everything, get statements from co-workers, and save any messages or emails you receive.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Should You Do Now?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let the fear of having a valid complaint keep you from bothering to file a claim. It\u2019s always worth a free consultation with an employment discrimination specialist. <a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/contact-our-employment-law-firm-shegerian-conniff\/\">Shegerian Conniff<\/a> is here to ensure you\u2019re treated fairly. Reach us online or by phone to schedule a free consultation to discuss your complaint and determine the next steps.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California has the third highest minimum wage in the U.S., falling closely behind Washington D.C. ($17.50) and Washington ($16.66). Different regions of California set a much-higher minimum wage, however. 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