CITY OF SAN JOSÉ LIVING WAGE DETERMINATION

Issue Date:  July 1, 2005

Contracts governed by both the City of San José's Living Wage Policy (Resolution No. 68900) and its Prevailing Wage Policy (Resolution No. 61144) are subject to the Policy with the higher wage requirements.  Following is the current Living Wage Hourly Rate.

The full amount of the total hourly wage must be paid directly to the worker, unless the Contractor is making payments to a medical benefit plan.

Hours and Days of Work 
(Industrial Welfare Commission Order No. 16-2001)

City of San José contracts subject to City prevailing wage or living wage policies will use the same guidelines for all covered classifications/employees.

Employees shall not be employed more than eight (8) hours in any workday or more than 40 hours in a workweek unless the employee receives one and one-half (1 1/2) times such employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in the workweek.  Employment beyond eight (8) hours in any workday or more than six (6) days in any workweek is permissible provided the employee is compensated for such overtime not less than:

1. One and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours up to and including 12 hours in any workday, and for the first eight (8) hours worked on the seventh (7th) consecutive day of work in a workweek; and
   
2. Double the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 12 hours in any workday and for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) on the seventh (7th) consecutive day of work in a workweek.

Living Wage rates are subject to annual adjustment on July 1st of each year.

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