Updated June 29, 2017:
On July 1, 2017, the City of Los Angeles minimum wage rate will increase for all Employees and penalties for the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance will begin. Employers with 25 or fewer Employees must also provide Sick Time Benefits.
For information on how to determine the size of an Employer, see Rules and Regulations #7 and the MW-2 Small Business Deferral Eligibility Worksheet.
| Employers with 26 or more Employees Minimum Wage Rate: $12.00/hour Sick Time Benefits as of July 1, 2016 |
Employers with 25 or fewer Employees Minimum Wage Rate: $10.50/hour Sick Time Benefits as of July 1, 2017 |
Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance: Starting January 22, 2017, Employers with ten (10) or more Employees can NOT inquire into a job Applicant’s Criminal History unless and until a Conditional Offer of Employment has been made to the Applicant.
Originally posted June 28, 2016:
Some important changes to minimum wage requirements will take effect on July 1st for businesses operating in Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles will require a minimum wage of $10.50 for businesses and employees that meet the eligibility criteria. Paid sick time requirements may also be effective as early as July 1, 2016.
The Silver Lake Chamber is sharing the new requirements from the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), and the City department which is implementing the Ordinance, to help spread the new requirements.
The Poster which needs to be at each place of business
Questions & Answers on the regulation
Fact Sheet
The Los Angeles Minimum Wage applies to all employers who have employees performing work in the City of Los Angeles, regardless of the employee’s city of residence. Any full time and part time employee, temporary employee, employee who performs at least two hours of work in a particular week within the city of Los Angeles is entitled to be paid the Los Angeles Minimum Wage.
If you are not sure whether you are within the Los Angeles city boundaries, you check out zip code areas are within the Los Angeles city boundaries at http://zimas.lacity.org/ as a reference.
Information and tools for businesses, including deferral applications and mandatory workplace posters, are available at www.wagesla.lacity.org.
Questions can also be directed to 1-844-WAGESLA or wagesla@lacity.org.
