This Law Firm Publication by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP discusses California's newly enacted employment laws that go into effect in 2014, including an increase in the state minimum wage, the new “unfair immigration-related practices" claim and expanded protections for whistleblowers. The new laws, many of which become effective January 1, 2014, will modify actions involving wage and hour, discrimination and leaves of absence claims, as well as other areas of California employment law.