SB 747 unfairly targets a single, privately operated, healthcare provider, Kaiser Permanente, requiring them, and no one else, to turn over sensitive wage data to the state under the guise of transparency. This sets a dangerous precedent: if lawmakers can single out one organization today, any employer could be next. The bill undermines standard labor negotiations and collects skewed, one-sided data that could be used to justify policies that don’t actually improve healthcare access or outcomes for Californians.
WHAT IT DOES: SB 747 requires only Kaiser Permanente to submit detailed wage and compensation data for its behavioral health and medical-surgical employees, including contractors, to the state. This one-sided mandate bypasses the normal labor negotiation process and sets a troubling precedent by singling out a single employer for special regulation.
WHAT IT CHANGES: This departs from existing standards, which do not require such reporting from any healthcare provider, and inserts the state into labor matters typically handled through collective bargaining.
WHY IT MATTERS: SB 747 opens the door for the state to unfairly single out individual employers for burdensome regulations, disrupting the balance of fair labor practices. It also sets a precedent that could undermine collective bargaining and lead to skewed policy decisions based on incomplete, one-sided data.
WHO DECIDES: The Senate Appropriations Committee will vote on SB 747 Monday, May 19th.
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