When lawmakers feel they have no boundaries, as is the case in California, ideas that would have little to no chance elsewhere not only get a hearing, but become law. This explains how the mere thought of hiking the minimum wage for health care workers and support staff to $25 an hour was ultimately, and almost inevitably, converted into a bill.
Some would no doubt benefit from the higher pay. But their windfall would also be a loss for their coworkers and patients.
Democratic Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, author of Senate Bill 525, passed 21-11 by that chamber at the end of May, called the legislation “critical.”
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$25 Hospital Minimum Wage Bill Would Boost Some Workers at Expense of Patients
Kerry Jackson
When lawmakers feel they have no boundaries, as is the case in California, ideas that would have little to no chance elsewhere not only get a hearing, but become law. This explains how the mere thought of hiking the minimum wage for health care workers and support staff to $25 an hour was ultimately, and almost inevitably, converted into a bill.
Some would no doubt benefit from the higher pay. But their windfall would also be a loss for their coworkers and patients.
Democratic Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, author of Senate Bill 525, passed 21-11 by that chamber at the end of May, called the legislation “critical.”
Click to read the full article in Times of San Diego.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.