Employment Preemption in Oakland, CA (2026)
2 verified employment preemption rules for Oakland, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Minimum Wage Preemption
Oakland voters adopted Measure FF in 2014, setting a $12.25 minimum wage starting March 2015 with annual CPI indexing. Wages exceed the California state minimum and apply to all employees working at least two hours per week in Oakland.
Oakland Minimum Wage Ordinance (Measure FF)
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Labor Code § 1182.12(c) (statewide minimum wage — annual CPI adjustment)
1182.12. (c) (1) Following the implementation of the minimum wage increase specified in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), on or before August 1 of that year, and on or before each August 1 thereafter, the Director of Finance shall calculate an adjusted minimum wage. The calculation shall increase the minimum wage by the lesser of 3.5 percent and the rate of change in the ave...
Paid Leave Preemption
Measure FF also created Oakland Earned Sick Leave under OMC 5.92, requiring all employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked, capped at 40 or 72 hours depending on employer size, available for employee or family illness.
Oakland Earned Paid Sick Leave (Measure FF)
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Labor Code § 246 (Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act — paid sick days)
246. (a) (1) An employee who, on or after July 1, 2015, works in California for the same employer for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment is entitled to paid sick days as specified in this section. (b) (1) An employee shall accrue paid sick days at the rate of not less than one hour per every 30 hours worked, beginning at the commencement of employment or the opera...
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