ABOUT SB 525/SB 828

Beginning in 2024, and increasing every year thereafter, SB 525 sets a new minimum wage for “covered health care employees.” Minimum wages will apply to both non-exempt (hourly) and exempt (salaried) employees and will continue to increase over time.

For employee to remain exempt, their salary must be no less than 150% of the health care worker minimum wage or 200% of the California state minimum wage, whichever is greater, for full-time employment.

After SB 525 was passed, the bill was revised to change the effective date and renamed to SB 828.

WHO

This law applies to employees who provide patient care, health care services, or services supporting the provision of health care. For UCI, we will be applying SB 525 to the following groups:

• All of UCI Health
• Patient facing titles at College of Health Sciences
• Student Health
• Health facilities in Athletics
• Dental, Optometry, Audiology, Psychology and Physical Therapy Clinics
• Pharmacy Employees
• Behavioral Health Counselors
• Patient facing titles in Temporary Employment Staffing
• Patient facing titles in Division of Finance Administration
• Students in patient facing titles
• Campus employees working at UCI Health

The following groups are not covered by SB 525:

• Campus (except for the positions/departments listed above)
• Research (Campus or College of Health Sciences)
• Non-patient facing titles at College of Health Sciences
• Compression adjustments as a result of SB 525
• Veterinary Schools