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CC - ACTION ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing a $25.00 Per Hour Minimum Wage for Healthcare Workers at Covered Healthcare Facilities.
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Meeting Date: December 12, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office
Lisa Vidra/City Attorney's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
(310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Southern California Hospital; Maky Peters, SEIU - United Healthcare Workers West; and Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/08/2022).
Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (12/08/2022); Heather Baker (12/07/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance establishing a $25.00 per hour minimum wage for healthcare workers at covered healthcare facilities.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the December 5, 2022 City Council Meeting, the City Council voted 3 Ayes, 1 No (Eriksson) and 1 Abstention (Vera) to introduce an Ordinance establishing a minimum wage of $25.00 per hour for on-site hospital workers at covered hospitals. The proposed minimum wage increase would apply to a range of employees at covered healthcare facilities in Culver City, including clinicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, aides, technicians, maintenance workers, janitorial or housekeeping staff, groundskeepers, guards, food service workers, laundry workers, pharmacists, nonmanagerial administrative workers and business office clerical workers, but does not include managers or supervisors. The minimum wage rate would be adjusted annually for increases in the cost of living. The Ordinance would prohibit an employer from funding the minimum wage increases through layoffs or reductions in benefits or hours.
Enforcement
At the December 5, 2022 City Coun...
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