"California Gov. Gavin Newsom Raises Health Care Workers' Minimum Wage to $25 per Hour"

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that will gradually increase the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 per hour over the next decade. This follows a previous law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. The wage increase is the result of lobbying by labor unions and aims to recognize the dedication and commitment of health care workers during the pandemic. The law preempts local minimum wage increases and is a compromise between the health care industry and labor unions. The increase in wages is expected to allow some workers to leave government support programs, offsetting the costs to the state.