The City of Malibu’s new increased minimum wage went into effect starting July 1, 2016, guaranteeing higher wages for minimum wage workers inside the City limits. The City Council voted on March 28, 2016 to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2020, mirroring Los Angeles County’s recent minimum wage increase.
“Malibu is a compassionate community and we want to ensure that workers are fairly treated and compensated,” said Mayor Lou La Monte. “At the same time, by mirroring the minimum wage increases of L.A. County and some of our neighboring cities, we hope to help local businesses attract the best employees they can.”
Companies with more than 25 employees are required to pay employees no less than $10.50 after July 1, 2016, with the following phased increases:
• $10.50 starting July 1, 2016
• $12.00 starting July 1, 2017
• $13.25 starting July 1, 2018
• $14.25 starting July 1, 2019
• $15.00 starting July 1, 2020
To give smaller businesses time to adjust, the ordinance provides a one-year delay for employers with 25 or fewer workers, so their minimum wage increases begin July 1, 2017, and rise annually on the same schedule until reaching $15.00 per hour in 2021.
Beginning January 1, 2022, the minimum wage for all employers will be adjusted based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and will become effective on July 1, 2022.
To see a short animated video explaining the ordinance, visit the City’s special minimum wage webpage located at www.MalibuCity.org/MinimumWage. It also offers detailed information about the ordinance, and an explanatory poster that Malibu employers can download and print out. The poster should be placed in the same conspicuous and accessible location at all job sites where mandated federal and state labor postings are required to be displayed.
