Monthly pay frequency requirements in California

JPR

Next month we will be changing our U. S. salaried employees' pay frequency from semi monthly to monthly, paid on the last banking day of each month. We have recently learned, however, that our employees in California who will be paid on this monthly cycle must be paid in full on or before the 26th of each month. In order to meet this California requirement for a small number of employees we will need to transmit payroll for our entire U. S. salaried workforce much earlier than we want. Has anyone else run into this issue and how do you handle it?

Hatchetman

The 26th deadline, is for wages that were earned between the 1st and 15th of that month. The wages that were earned between the 16th and end of the month are due by the 10th of the following month. Monthly salaries for exempts are due by the 26th of the following month.