California Gov. Gavin Newsom Approves $25 Per Hour Minimum Wage For Healthcare Workers
California Gov Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that raised the minimum wage for healthcare workers to $25 per hour. The bill was originally proposed by State Senator Maria Elena Durazo from Los Angeles.
Those that supported the bill claimed that it will help to ease workforce shortages because of what happened during the pandemic. There are problems with a bill like this which includes costing the state of California $1 Billion a year.
Gov Newsom’s office was not directly involved in the negotiations for the minimum wage increase for healthcare workers, but was in support of it.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a closely watched bill that would raise the minimum wage for California health care workers to $25 per hour.
