California Gov. Gavin Newsom hasactually signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care employees
ByADAM BEAM Associated Press
October 13, 2023, 11: 11 PM
EMBARGOED HOLD FOR RELEASE – FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks throughout an interview with Politico in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 12,2023 On Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, Newsom revealed he signed a law that will boost the minimum wage for health care employees in the state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will raise the minimum wage for health care employees to $25 per hour over the next years under a brand-new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
The brand-new law is the 2nd minimum wage boost Newsom hasactually signed. Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum wage for quick food employees to $20 per hour.
Both wage increases are the outcome of years of lobbying by labor unions, which have considerable sway in the state’s Democratic-dominated Legislature.
“Californians saw the nerve and dedication of healthcare employees throughout the pandemic, and now that exactsame valiancy and dedication to clients is accountable for a historical financialinvestment in the employees who make our healthcare system strong and available to all,” stated Tia Orr, executive director of the Service Employees International Union California.
The wage boost for health care employees shows a thoroughly crafted compromise in the last days of the legal session inbetween the health care market and labor unions to prevent some pricey tally effort projects.
Several city councils in California had currently passed regional laws to raise the minimum wage for health care employees. The health care