As a reminder for healthcare employers in California, new minimum wage requirements are now in effect for nonexempt healthcare workers.

Minimum Wage Rates

• $24/hour: Applies to hospitals or integrated health systems with 10,000 or more full-time employees, large county-run healthcare facilities, and dialysis clinics.

• $18.63/hour: Applies to small county-run healthcare facilities and “safety net hospitals,” including those with high government payer mixes and rural independent hospitals.

Covered Facilities: This law applies to a wide range of healthcare settings, including:

• General acute care and psychiatric hospitals
• Integrated health systems
• Hospital-operated skilled nursing facilities
• Dialysis clinics
• Outpatient clinics, urgent care, and surgical centers
• Physician groups and hospital-affiliated home care

Exclusions: State Department of State Hospitals, tribal clinics, and stand-alone skilled nursing facilities not operated by hospitals.

For additional information:

• Update: California Gives Healthcare Workers A Raise Delayed to July 1, 2024 (Is it?)
• CA DIR – Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Frequently Asked Questions

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