SB 525 Employment Law Considerations
SB 525 Employment Law Considerations
Category: Compliance

This 90-minute webinar focused on the employment law considerations for community health centers (CHCs) under Senate Bill (SB) 525, which passed the California Legislature on September 14, 2023. SB 525 establishes a minimum wage for covered health care employees working at or for covered health care facilities, including CHCs. For specified clinics, the minimum wage for covered health care employees will be $21 per hour from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2026; $22 per hour from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027; and $25 from June 1, 2027, adjusted annually thereafter. For covered health care employees whose compensation is on a salary basis, the employee shall earn a monthly salary equivalent to no less than 150 percent of the health care worker minimum wage or 200 percent of the statewide minimum wage for all industries, whichever is greater. Employment law attorney Treaver Hodson, Partner at Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson discusses employment law considerations for CHCs due to the passage of SB 525, including which workers are included in SB 525 and contract considerations with subcontractors.
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