California’s $25 Minimum Wage for Some Health Care Workers Could Be Delayed

A Senate bill would push the starting date into the next fiscal year to help reduce this year’s budget deficit. A law passed last year to raise minimum wages for some health care workers to $25 an hour is now in question, with a new bill aimed at delaying its implementation. Senate Bill 828, introduced by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, would move back the start date of the increased wages from June 1, 2024, to July 1, 2024, thus pushing the costs and impacts to the state’s finances to the...