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Employers in the healthcare industry in California are subject to a separate minimum wage from other employers. Effective July 1, 2025, certain healthcare facilities will see an increase in their minimum wage rates. The...more
The day that most health care facilities and health care workers have been waiting for—although for different reasons—is finally here. The increase in the minimum wage for covered health care workers will go into effect...more
On October 16, 2024, Senate Bill 525 will go into effect and requires every applicable “covered health care facility” to meet certain minimum wage requirements for most of their workforces. The new law applies to a broad...more
While California SB 525 was originally passed over a year ago, after several delays, it is scheduled to finally go into effect on October 16, 2024. The bill will raise the minimum wage for many health care employees in the...more
A minimum wage increase for health care workers in California will kick in on October 16, 2024. The change was originally slated to take effect this past June, after California enacted Senate Bill (“SB”) 525 in the fall of...more
After months of delay, California’s healthcare minimum wage increase will finally take effect on October 16, immediately hiking wages to $21 per hour for workers at many healthcare facilities and as high as $23 per hour for...more
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
As we previously reported here, nearly all health care facilities in California will soon be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending...more
Update: On May 31, 2024, Governor Newsom passed S.B. 828, which delays implementation of S.B. 525, the health care minimum wage law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13, 2023. S.B. 828 delays all of the minimum wage...more
On June 1, 2024, nearly all health care facilities in California will be required to increase the minimum wage paid to health care workers, ranging anywhere from $18 per hour up to $23 per hour depending on the type of health...more
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
In light of California’s $37.86 billion budget shortfall, it is being reported that Governor Newsom is seeking changes to the California Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage law including the delay of the initial compliance date of...more
Commencing on June 1, 2024, Senate Bill 525 will raise the minimum wage for covered health care workers at covered health care facilities in California....more
California enacted several new employment laws for 2024, summarized below, including expanded paid sick leave, leave for reproductive loss, protections for employee cannabis use, additional noncompete enforcement limitations,...more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 Days of California Labor and Employment" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On the third day of the holidays, my labor...more
With the goal of creating a more “stable workforce” and addressing the “shortage of health care workers” in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law legislation that will increase the minimum wage for certain...more
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
Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525,...more
A new law signed by Governor Newsom on October 13 will significantly impact California health care employers statewide by raising the minimum wage for nearly all health care employees – hourly and salaried – and providing...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 14, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 525, which will raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state. The bill includes five separate minimum wage schedules for covered...more
The 2023 California Legislative session, which ended on September 14, 2023, saw a flurry of activity on labor and employment-related laws. Governor Newsom has until October 14, 2023, to sign, veto, or pocket veto (i.e., take...more
An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024. SB 525 is now awaiting signature...more
With 2023 underway, healthcare organizations continue to prioritize employee retention and recruitment in the face of economic trends impacting the healthcare industry, such as significant staff shortages, employee turnover,...more
Check your mailboxes. AHCA is sending out postcards to existing Florida Medicaid providers (Providers) alerting them to upcoming changes in the Florida Medicaid program. These changes require Providers to pay certain of...more
At the start of June 2022, the City of Los Angeles approved an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for certain healthcare workers at privately-owned healthcare facilities within the city....more