By Arlenys Tabare
Until next July 1 of this year, Walmart and other retail chains located mostly in southern California must evaluate the salaries of their employees under the reform of the Deepest Attorneys Overall Act (PAGA) approved and ratified legislatively in 2004.
The adjustments will be local in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Malibu, West Hollywood, among others, in which employers must demonstrate that the salaries of their employees do not depend solely on the minimum wage stipulated by the state, but that the rate is correct for each location.
Previously, with the PAGA law of 2004, Individual employees could sue the companies where they worked for collective labor violations such as wages, breaks, among others. Now, with the reform, the aim is to reduce the negative impact on companies, having their rates correct and maintaining documentation of compliance with the standard to avoid sanctions.
In this case, minimum wage will increase to $18.47 per hour in unincorporated Los Angeles County; in Pasadena it will go from the current $18.04 to $18.57 per hour and San Diego set the minimum wage at $17.75 per hour.
In the case of Santa Monica, it will also rise to $18.47 per hour. In Malibu, workers will earn $17.91 per hour, while in West Hollywood, which already has one of the highest minimum wages, will increase further to $20.87 per hour.
These adjustments are also part of broader changes to local wage laws being made across the state, and are important for those businesses in the healthcare, hospitality and restaurant sectors.
Although new minimum wages have already been established in several California cities since the beginning of the year, many of the adjustments to certain sectors will come into effect starting next July 1.
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