Section 1199 of the Labor Code provides that “every employer or other person acting individually as an officer, agent, or employee” may be guilty of a misdemeanor, fined, and potentially face up to thirty days in prison.
Starting January 1, 2025, the annual minimum salary to qualify for the white-collar exemption (executive, administrative, and professional) will increase to $68,640 (or $5,720 per month), up from $66,560 in 2024. Employers must ensure compliance with these thresholds to avoid misclassification issues.
The law requires companies subject to the law to disclose information regarding their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slavery within their supply chains on their website or, if a company does not have a website, through written disclosures.
In California, you can win a wage claim by: understanding your legal rights, gathering evidence of a labor violation, filing a wage claim, helping with the investigation, and. attending the wage claim hearing.