An amended version of SB 525 was passed in the California Legislature on September 14, 2023, [1] which would raise minimum wages for health care workers across the state, starting June 1, 2024. SB 525 is now awaiting signature or veto from California Go
On July 7, 2022, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the “Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance” (“Ordinance”) which, effective August 13, 2022, increases the minimum wage to $25 per hour for healthcare workers employed at privately-ow
The FAQs answer 26 questions, including the basics, such as the law itself, which workers are covered and which are not, which health care facilities are required to pay the higher minimum wage and which are not, when this minimum wage increase takes effect, as well as: Does the new la...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some of the lowest-paid health care workers inCaliforniawill get a pay bump Wednesday under astate lawgradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour. Workers at rural, independent health care facilities will start making a minimum of $...
“SB 525 strikes the right balance between significantly improving wages while protecting jobs and safeguarding care at community hospitals throughout the state,” she said in a statement. California’s minimum wage for most workers in the state is $16 an hour. Voters will decide in November ...
The article reports that representatives of healthcare workers are calling for the introduction of minimum pay rates in the sector due to healthcare employees in Poland leaving to work elsewhere to earn more money. A higher rate would be given to employees with more qualifications and experience....
Information on health care reform and a minimum wage hike; Information on Senate Small Business Committee Chairman Christopher S. Bond, who is introducing several tax measures; Inclusion of tax measures in the...
This represents an 8.5 percent jump from the year prior, as well as nearly double the 4.5 percent increase in employer healthcare budgets between 2022 and 2023. Exact costs depend on a variety of factors, such as the state where the business is located or whether the insurance plan is an ...
Part I: Does the United States Have Free-Market Health Care? Posted in Government intervention, Health Care, Third party payer, tagged Government intervention, Health Care, Third party payer on January 5, 2023| 11 Comments » Does the United States have a market-based health care system or...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Southern California and beyond hit the picket lines Wednesday to begin a planned three-day strike that their union dubbed the largest action of its type in U.S. history, while Kaiser officials insisted progress was made ...