California Senate Bill 525 (Labor Code Section 1182.14) sets a phased healthcare-worker minimum wage rising to $25 per hour. San Jose has no separate healthcare-industry wage and defers to state law for covered hospital and clinic employees citywide.
California SB-525 (chaptered as Labor Code Section 1182.14) created a tiered healthcare-industry minimum wage applicable across the state, including San Jose hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers, and qualifying ancillary employers. Phased schedules differ by facility type, with large health systems and integrated delivery networks reaching $25 per hour first, followed by smaller clinics and rural facilities on later schedules. The law preempts the field of healthcare-specific wage floors, leaving city minimum wages (San Jose's general minimum wage under SJMC Chapter 4.100) as the floor for non-healthcare employees only. Implementation has shifted multiple times due to budget triggers. The Labor Commissioner's Office enforces with civil penalties, back wages, and liquidated damages.
Paying covered healthcare workers below SB-525 schedules, retaliating against complaints, or misclassifying employees to avoid coverage triggers Labor Commissioner enforcement, back wages, liquidated damages, and civil penalties under Labor Code Sections 1194, 1197, and 1197.1.
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