Minimum Wage, Health Care Providers, Employees

Employment Law Update: Maryland’s Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements for Healthcare Professionals, Among Other Employment...

Whiteford on 7/21/2025

As of July 1, 2025, Maryland prohibits or restricts non-compete provisions for nearly all healthcare professionals. The prohibition applies to individuals: (1) required to be licensed under the Maryland Health Occupations...more

California Health Care Employers Must Implement California Health Care Minimum Wage Raise By October 16, 2024

Littler on 10/3/2024

Last fall, California enacted Senate Bill 525, which substantially raises the base minimum wage for health care workers over time to $25 per hour. The first incremental increase above the general state minimum wage was...more

2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

K&L Gates LLP on 2/29/2024

Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more

California Raises Health Care Minimum Wage, Expands to Affect More Positions

Littler on 10/26/2023

California recently enacted Senate Bill 525, adding sections 1182.14 and 1182.15 to the California Labor Code and substantially raising the base minimum wage for health care workers. The new law also expands the definition of...more

Legislative Update: The End of the Road (for 2023)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/18/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: While Governor Newsom vetoed several impactful bills prior to his October 14, 2023, signing deadline, he approved a wide array of new laws with which businesses will need to comply with in 2024 and beyond,...more

Minimum Wage Increase for Employees of Florida Medicaid Providers

Polsinelli on 9/22/2022

On June 2, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed the “Freedom First Budget” for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the sole purpose of increasing the minimum wage for employees and independent contractors of Medicaid providers to at least...more

Florida Medicaid Providers: New $15 Minimum Wage Requirements

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 9/14/2022

Effective October 1, 2022, certain providers participating in the Florida Medicaid program will be required to pay direct care workers a minimum of $15 per hour. Below we’ve outlined which organizations are subject to this...more

UPDATE: Referendum Petitions Halt Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage Increases in Los Angeles and Downey

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/19/2022

As we reported on July 5, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council approved a new healthcare worker minimum wage ordinance, increasing the minimum wage for healthcare workers at private healthcare facilities in Los Angeles to...more

“Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance” Provides Los Angeles City Healthcare Workers With Minimum Wage of $25 on August 13,...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 7/20/2022

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities throughout California have enacted “hazard pay” or “hero pay” ordinances across a variety of industries with the healthcare industry as a focal point. ...more

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