In California, all employers must meet various workplace posting obligations, including several that pertain to wages, hours and working conditions. Workplace postings are usually available at no cost from the requiring agency. The Department of Industrial Relations requires employers to post information related to wages, hours and working conditions in an area frequented by employees where it may be easily read during the workday. Additional posting requirements apply to some workplaces. For a list of available wage and hour postings, check the chart, with downloadable forms and notices, at this DIR link.
The price of goods and services is not tied to the minimum wage. A business entity can only charge what the market will bear, regardless of what they pay their lowest-paid workers. So, statements like "if you allow the minimum wage to rise, expenses also rise" are invalid. Businesses are able to keep wages artificially low because a lot of bargaining power, whereas low-paid workers have little bargaining power.
Posted by: Kennan Derby | June 11, 2009 at 01:56 PM
I currently make $8/hr in Indio, CA.
I just heard minimum wage went up like 75 cents.
True? or Untrue?
Posted by: unleashed | July 25, 2009 at 12:34 AM