Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and after March 1, 1997, the minimum wage for all industries shall not be less than five dollars ($5.00) per hour; on and after March 1, 1998, the minimum wage for all industries shall not be less than five dollars and seventy-five cents ($5.75) per hour. The Industrial Welfare Commission shall, at a public meeting, adopt minimum wage orders consistent with this section without convening wage boards, which wage orders shall be final and conclusive for all purposes.
Cal. Lab. Code § 1182.11
Wages, Hours and Working Conditions
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 117 Wash. App. 251 - Strain v. West Travel, Inc. (2003)
Most recently applied in 7 Cal. 5th 718 - Stoetzl v. Dept. of Human Resources (July 2019)
Added November 5, 1996, by initiative Proposition 210, Sec. 2
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