SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will raise the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade under a new law Democratic Gov.
Last month, he signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.
Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesSeveral city councils in California had already passed local laws to raise the minimum wage for health care workers.
The law Newsom signed Friday would preempt those local minimum wage increases.
The health care industry has been confronted with burnout from heavy workloads, a problem greatly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Persons:
Gavin Newsom, Newsom, ”, Tia Orr
Organizations:
Democratic Gov, Democratic, Service Employees International Union California, Labor, University of California, Berkely Labor Center, Kaiser Permanente
Locations:
SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, Los Angeles