On Aug. 10, 2022, a petition was filed with the City of Los Angeles seeking to stop the Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance from taking effect on Aug. 13, 2022.
As a result, the minimum wage increases are frozen while the respective city clerk offices verify that the petitions contain the required number of valid signatures, which is 40,717 in Los Angeles. Assuming the requisite number of signatures are verified, the issue would be put to a public vote, but most likely not until 2024. However, if it is determined that there are not enough signatures as required, the ordinance will go into effect upon the city clerk issuing a certificate of insufficiency.
The Details:
On July 7, 2022, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law the Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance (Ordinance). Under the Ordinance, effective August 13, 2022, the minimum wage for healthcare workers employed at privately-owned healthcare facilities within the City of Los Angeles was to be no less than $25.00 per hour.
"Healthcare Worker” includes a clinician, professional, non-professional, nurse, certified nursing assistant, aide, technician, maintenance worker, janitorial or housekeeping staff, groundskeeper, guard, food service worker, laundry worker, pharmacist, nonmanagerial administrative worker and business office clerical worker, but does not include a manager or supervisor.
As a result of the petition, employers at privately-owned healthcare facilities in Los Angeles, are no longer required to pay healthcare workers at least $25.00 per hour effective August 13, 2022.
For more information on the Ordinance please click on the link provided below.
22-1100-S4_ord_187566_08-14-2022.pdf (lacity.org)