Gov. Gavin Newsom announces plan to modify scheduled health care wage increases
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to revise scheduled health care wage increases in his 2024-2025 state budget proposal, which was released Jan. 10. Senate Bill 525, passed in October, established incremental wage increases to gradually phase in a new statewide $25 minimum wage for all health care facilities by June 1, 2028.