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Senate Bill (SB) 525, signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, set into motion a series of deadlines to implement minimum wage payment increases at health care facilities, for both clinical and non-clinical staff and contractors. The bill aims to address the deficit of health care workers following the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 31, 2024, the Governor signed SB 828, delaying the implementation date to July 1, 2024. Later, on June 29, 2024, SB 159 was signed, further delaying implementation of SB 525 until October 15, 2024 at the earliest.
For details about the minimum wage rates and phase-in schedule originally proposed under SB 525, reference our prior article, New California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Requirements in 2024.