Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set a first-in-the-nation minimum wage for healthcare workers, three words in a bill analysis foretold potential...
New California Law Will Raise Minimum Wage For Health Care Workers
A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 13 will significantly impact California health care employers statewide by raising the minimum wage...
California healthcare provider’s move shows pitfalls of Medicare Advantage
Nov 2 (Reuters) - Many people on Medicare look the other way when the program’s annual enrollment period rolls around, preferring simply to ignore the...
Striking healthcare workers in Burbank, California sent back to work without a contract
Seven hundred healthcare workers at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, are ending today a five day Unfair Labour Practice (ULP) strike that...
California Raises Health Care Minimum Wage, Expands to Affect More Positions
SB 525 will ultimately increase the minimum wage for health care workers to $25/hr. Law expands definition of employees who will be considered health care...
California Raises Minimum Wages for Healthcare Workers
WHAT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE COVERED? The scope of SB 525 is vast, covering nearly all healthcare facilities operating in California. This includes: A facility or...
California healthcare workers to get $25 an hour after Newsom approves historic minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — Many California healthcare workers — from nursing assistants and medical coders to cleaners and security guards — will see at least $25 an hour...
Kaiser strike could affect dozens of California hospitals
In summary Kaiser Permanente provides health care to more than 9 million Californians. A strike this week could affect patients at dozens of hospitals. Lea...
California health workers win $25 minimum wage after union deal
Hundreds of thousands of health care workers in California are likely to secure a new minimum wage of $25 an hour as the Legislature successfully...
California fast food and health care workers poised to win large salary increases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers are poised to win major salary increases after labor unions flexed their collective muscle in the...