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10 California employment law changes to know about for 2025
- California has made changes to requirements for wages, sick leave and captive audience meetings.
- Local governments will be enforcing certain state nondiscrimination laws due to struggles at the state’s civil rights department.
- California has outlawed intersectional discrimination at the state level.
- Employers requiring a driver’s license for a job must reasonably expect driving to be one of the job functions.
- AB 2499 expands protections for victims of violence and prohibits retaliation against an employee taking time off.
- For freelancers receiving at least $250 from an employer, a written contract is required with record-keeping requirements.
- California created protections for employees who decline to attend employer-sponsored meetings about political or religious matters.
- Paid family leave benefits will no longer require employees to use up to 2 weeks of accrued but unused vacation.
- AB 3234 requires employers voluntarily subjecting their business to a social compliance audit to post detailed findings on their website.
- The California minimum hourly wage will increase from $16 to $16.50 in the new year.
- Proposition 32 would raise the minimum wage to $17 for the remainder of 2024 for employers with over 25 employees; Wage changes vary by locality.
- The salary threshold for overtime exemption will increase to $68,640 on Jan. 1, 2025.
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