Newsom Signs Bill Delaying $25 Minimum Wage for Some Health Care Workers

With the state facing a significant budget deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law May 31 delaying the start date of a law passed last year which sets minimum wages for some health care workers at $25 per hour. The governor offered no details after signing the bill and his office declined to comment. Senate Bill 828—a bill originally introduced as a vocational training measure last year by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas but changed May 20 in a so-called “gut and amend” process in March by the bill’s new author, Sen. María Elena Durazo—will delay the wage increases by one month, from June 1 to July 1....