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.
Californiaâs current minimum wage is $9.00 per hour, increasing to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. Because Californiaâs minimum wage exceeds. the federal standard, California employers must pay no less than the California minimum wage. to their employees. In addition, certain California cities and municipalities have established their. own higher minimum wages, and those rates will prevail in those jurisdictions.