Starting on Jan. 1, employers will be required to inform employees of potential exposure to Covid-19 within a day of the exposure occurring under Assembly Bill 685.
In May, Supervisor Dave Cortese proposed raising minimum wage to $10 per hour in unincorporated areas of the county. Gov. Brown has since signed legislation to increase California’s minimum wage to $9 per hour on July 1, 2014 and to $10 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016.