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 health care employees depending on the nature, size, and structure of the employer's business. Unless Governor Newsom vetoes the bill (which is not expected), the bill will take effect on June 1, 202
Grey's Anatomy might be set in Seattle, but now it's all eyes on California's health care workers. Starting June 1, 2024, S.B. 525 will raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state to a minimum of $18 per hour, or up to $23 per hour, depending on the applicable wage schedule, and based on the nature, size, and structure of an employer's operations.
From Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital To The Denny Duquette Clinic – Most Health Care Employers Are Covered
The bill's provisions will apply to "Covered Health Care Employers," as that term is defined under the soon-to-be newly added Labor Code sections 1182.14 and 1182.15, including:
- Hospitals: licensed general acute care hospitals, licensed acute psychiatric hospitals, and other special hospitals.
- Clinics: specialty care clinics, dialysis clinics, community clinics, psychology clinics, government run clinics, rural health clinics, and urgent care clinics.
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Facilities: mental health rehabilitation centers, county mental health facilities, and psychiatric health...
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