Changes coming on January 1st 2026

[fappmaster]

First important change is the minimum wage in California will go up by 40 cents to $16.90 an hour.



"California’s minimum wage will rise by 40 cents to $16.90 per hour when the calendar flips to 2026 as part of a legally mandated process set in motion nearly a decade ago. Several cities and counties will also increase their wages on Jan. 1.

In 2016, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that raised the state’s minimum wage from $10.50 to $15 per hour and required annual adjustments for inflation.

“The current rate of $16.50 per hour suggests that a minimum wage worker needs to work 98 hours per week to afford a one-bedroom rental at fair market rent in California,” according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, as reported by CalMatters.

California is among 19 states increasing the minimum wage in 2026. Others include Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

The Golden State will have the fourth-highest minimum wage in the nation, behind Washington, D.C. ($17.95), Oregon ($17.13) and Connecticut ($16.94)."


https://ktla.com/news/california/califo ... es-higher/

[TheButcher]

Imagine you have to work 98 hours a week at $16.50 to pay for a one bedroom apartment, it's impossible to survive.

[BHT]

I am so glad I found this business and quit my job years back

[Cumslut]

How about for restaurant and bar employees what will their new hourly pay rate be

[jag]

The big change in Malta come January 1st 2026 is 7 days of paid miscarriage leave for all workers, this is great for all women.

[ispdn]

Good luck living on minimum wage

[jasper]

Raising minimum wage leads to les jobs, not every busines can afford higher labor costs.

[AlexO]

Check out all the new laws taking effect of Jan 1st 2026 in this ABC article


https://abc7.com/post/new-california-la ... /18272310/

[viking]

Check out all the new laws taking effect of Jan 1st 2026 in this ABC article


https://abc7.com/post/new-california-la ... /18272310/

"(SB 576) Streaming Services

Beginning in July, streaming services would not be allowed to play ads with a louder volume than the show or movie being watched. Current FCC laws already prohibit this on television broadcasts, but that law was enacted before streaming services became popular."


Is the volume of ads that big a deal for people.

[foxxxychick]

Go West Hollywood: $20.25 they will have the highest hourly wage in LA.

[Nakedtruth]

Keep pushing wages higher it hurts everybody ends up paying more including the low income folks no one wins.

[GamerMike]

what new laws are expected that might affect our industry?

[DanielGrola]

2025 saw a lo of bad laws for us hope 2026 will not add on to our misery.

[PornPete]

Change can be good and bad let's see what changes are coming down the pipeline

[Kosta]

My grand mother is from Bulgaria so I know this from the family. January 1st 2026 Bulgaria gave up their LEV for the Euro.