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City Specific Labor Law Recap

City Specific Labor Law Recap

This article provides a historical recap of city-specific labor law posting changes effective January 1, 2023. It covers minimum wage adjustments and other workplace notice updates across 35 cities in the United States.

California accounted for many of these changes, while other updates occurred in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, New Mexico, and Washington.

Historical notice: The wage rates and posting requirements below reflect changes reported for 2023. They should not be used as current compliance guidance without checking subsequent updates.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Effective January 1, 2023, Albuquerque increased its non-tipped minimum wage from $11.50 to $12.00 per hour.

The tipped minimum wage increased from $6.90 to $7.20 per hour. Employers were required to make up the difference if an employee's combined wages and tips did not reach $12.00 per hour.

Albuquerque Minimum Wage Supplement

Belmont, California

Belmont increased its minimum wage from $16.20 to $16.75 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

Employers could not use tips to offset the minimum wage requirement. Tipped employees were entitled to receive tips in addition to the applicable minimum wage.

Belmont Minimum Wage Supplement

Burlingame, California

Burlingame increased its minimum wage from $15.60 to $16.47 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The increase applied without a lower minimum wage exception for tipped employees.

Burlingame Minimum Wage Supplement

Cupertino, California

Cupertino increased its minimum wage from $16.40 to $17.20 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The increase was part of the city's annual minimum wage adjustment under Ordinance No. 2151.

Cupertino Minimum Wage Supplement

Daly City, California

Daly City increased its minimum wage from $15.53 to $16.07 per hour for 2023.

The annual adjustment was established under Ordinance No. 1425. Employers could not use tips or benefits, including vacation or sick leave, to offset the minimum wage requirement.

Daly City Minimum Wage Supplement

Denver, Colorado

Denver increased its minimum wage from $15.87 to $17.29 per hour, based on the Consumer Price Index calculated by the Denver Department of Finance.

Qualifying food and beverage employers could claim a tip credit of up to $3.02 per hour.

Additional exceptions applied to certain unemancipated minors participating in city-certified youth employment programs.

Denver Minimum Wage Supplement

El Cerrito, California

El Cerrito increased its minimum wage from $16.37 to $17.35 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city's minimum wage posting rules also included a language requirement when at least 10% of employees at a worksite spoke a language other than English.

El Cerrito Minimum Wage Supplement

Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff increased its minimum wage for non-tipped employees from $15.50 to $16.80 per hour.

The tipped minimum wage increased from $13.00 to $14.80 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city's stated goal was to eliminate the difference between tipped and non-tipped minimum wage rates by 2026.

Flagstaff Minimum Wage Supplement

Foster City, California

Foster City increased its minimum wage from $15.75 to $16.50 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The requirement applied to employees working at least two hours per week within the city, regardless of age or tipped income.

Foster City Minimum Wage Supplement

Half Moon Bay, California

Half Moon Bay increased its minimum wage from $15.56 to $16.45 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The adjustment reflected the applicable Consumer Price Index.

Half Moon Bay Minimum Wage Supplement

Hayward, California

Hayward established separate minimum wage rates for large and small employers effective January 1, 2023.

Large employers: Businesses with 26 or more employees were required to pay at least $16.34 per hour, an increase from $15.56.

Small employers: Businesses with 25 or fewer employees were required to pay at least $15.50 per hour, an increase from $14.52.

Hayward Minimum Wage Supplement

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces increased its non-tipped minimum wage from $11.50 to $12.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The tipped minimum wage increased from $2.80 to $3.00 per hour.

Las Cruces Minimum Wage Supplement

Los Altos, California

Los Altos increased its minimum wage from $16.40 to $17.20 per hour.

The annual adjustment was established under Ordinance No. 2016-424 and was based on the Bay Area Consumer Price Index.

Los Altos Minimum Wage Supplement

Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park increased its minimum wage from $15.75 to $16.20 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The increase reflected the city's maximum permitted inflation adjustment of 3%.

Menlo Park Minimum Wage Supplement

Mountain View, California

Mountain View increased its minimum wage from $17.10 to $18.15 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The requirement applied to covered employers subject to the city's business license tax or maintaining a facility within Mountain View.

Mountain View Minimum Wage Supplement

Novato, California

Novato established three minimum wage rates based on employer size, effective January 1, 2023.

  • Small employers: 25 or fewer employees — $15.53 per hour.
  • Large employers: 26–99 employees — $16.07 per hour.
  • Very large employers: 100 or more employees — $16.32 per hour.

Novato Minimum Wage Supplement

Oakland, California

Oakland increased its general minimum wage to $15.97 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

Separate hotel industry rates applied. The hotel minimum wage increased to $17.37 per hour with qualifying benefits or $23.15 per hour without benefits.

Oakland Local Ordinance Supplement

Palo Alto, California

Palo Alto increased its minimum wage from $16.45 to $17.30 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city also issued an updated minimum wage posting and a Know Your Rights notice addressing worker protections and remedies.

Palo Alto Minimum Wage Supplement

Petaluma, California

Petaluma increased its minimum wage from $15.85 to $17.06 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The increase was part of the city's minimum wage ordinance adopted in August 2019.

Petaluma Minimum Wage Supplement

Portland, Maine

Portland increased its minimum wage from $13.00 to $14.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

Qualifying tipped employees could receive a base wage of $7.00 per hour, provided applicable wage requirements were satisfied.

The city's emergency minimum wage provisions also established higher wage obligations during qualifying emergency orders.

Portland Minimum Wage Supplement

Redwood, California

Redwood increased its minimum wage from $16.20 to $17.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The adjustment was based on the Consumer Price Index, with an annual cap and provisions addressing inflation adjustments.

Redwood Minimum Wage Supplement

Richmond, California

Richmond increased its minimum wage from $15.54 to $16.17 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city issued an updated minimum wage posting reflecting the revised rate.

Richmond Minimum Wage Supplement

San Carlos, California

San Carlos increased its minimum wage from $15.77 to $16.32 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city's annual adjustment mechanism referenced the Consumer Price Index, subject to a maximum increase of 3.5%.

San Carlos Minimum Wage Supplement

San Diego, California

San Diego increased its minimum wage from $15.00 to $16.30 per hour, effective January 1, 2023.

The city updated its minimum wage posting to reflect the revised rate.

San Diego Local Ordinance Supplement

San Francisco, California

San Francisco updated its Health Care Security Ordinance posting for 2023 rather than issuing a new minimum wage posting as part of this update cycle.

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Jan 10th 2023 Donny Butts - Compliance Specialist

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