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Mark your calendars! California’s new minimum wage for health care workers takes effect Wednesday

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

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New Broad-Reaching Wage Law for Health Care Workers

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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

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California's New Health Care Workers Minimum Wage is Finally Set to Increase

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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

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New Minimum Wage for California Health Care Workers Takes Effect October 16, 2024

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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

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California’s Healthcare Minimum Wage Increase Is Finally Here: What Employers Need to Know + 3 Steps You Should Take Now

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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

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

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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

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Delay In California’s Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers

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

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Paging Healthcare Workers! California Legislature Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wages (UPDATED)

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers is on the Horizon

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

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2023 Health Care Employment Law Year in Review

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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

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Potentially Good News For California Healthcare Employers

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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

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California Enacts Higher Minimum Wage for Health Care Workers

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

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Unpacking California’s 2024 Employment Laws: Key Changes Employers Need to Know

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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

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 3 "Healthcare Workers and a New Minimum Wage Structure"

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

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California raises minimum wage for health care workers in 2024

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

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

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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

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California Gives Health Care Workers a Raise

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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

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New California Law Will Raise Minimum Wage For Nearly All Health Care Workers

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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

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Paging Healthcare Workers! California Legislature Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wages

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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

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What’s Next for Labor and Employment Laws in California?

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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

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CA Bill Passed To Raise Minimum Wages for Health Care Workers

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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

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Changing Healthcare Wage Trends: How to Stay Competitive in a Dynamic Market

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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

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Florida Medicaid Providers: Action is Required by October 1, 2022

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

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$25.00 Minimum Wage for Healthcare Workers Will It Go Viral? Which New Laws Are Stayed?

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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

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Another Minimum Wage Increase? There’s a Referendum for That

As we reported on June 30, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to adopt a Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance, which was designed to increase the minimum wage for workers of private healthcare...more

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