1 A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.
Effective January 1, 2008, the minimum wage in California is $8.00 per hour. It will increase to $9.00 per hour effective July 1, 2014, and to $10.00 per hour effective January 1, 2016. For sheepherders, however, effective July 1, 2002, the minimum wage was set at $1,200.00 per month.
(Note: Updated December 5th, 2016) Effective January 1st, 2017 the minimum wage in the state of California will increase from $10.00 to $10.50 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees. The minimum wage for employers with 25 or less employees will remain the same until 2018.