For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Year in Review Column,
Labor/Employment

Dec. 4, 2024

Essential updates for your workforce in 2025

California employers face key changes in 2025, including a minimum wage increase, freelance worker protections, hiring restrictions tied to driver's licenses, and new laws addressing intersectionality in harassment and discrimination cases.

Drive-thru window at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Redding, California. (Shutterstock)

This year brought some relief for California employers both in the legislature and at the ballot box. In July, the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 was reformed to curb abusive litigation. In November, voters rejected a statewide minimum wage increase to $18 per hour under Proposition 32.

While there may be fewer new labor and employment laws than in past years, California businesses will need to ready themselves for important changes that go into ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.