Census Designated Places. These are Census Designated Places. Census Bureau says that census designated places (CDPs), which are statistical counterparts to incorporated places, are used to identify settled concentrations in population. They are not legal incorporated by the laws of the state where they are located, but can be identified by their names. What does this mean to human resources and payroll department? Wage rules have changed. They are not only being applied at the state or federal level. Three rates could be applied to a state, county or city. This can lead to confusion about which rate is applicable to a particular work place. Los Angeles County, California could have federal, state and county rates as well as city rates. More than 60% of the county is unincorporated. There are also places that are not clearly defined – are these incorporated cities or unincorporated cities? Are they CDPs or incorporated cities? What minimum wage rate is applicable?
Los Angeles County considers unincorporated cities and census-designated places unincorporated. The county minimum wage rate applies. It is important to remember that, although the county minimum wage rate is applicable, only the rate of a city that is incorporated applies. If the rate is not set by the city, the state rate will apply.
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