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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released updated guidance Dec. 14 saying that a person diagnosed with COVID-19 can be considered to have a disability under certain circumstances. 

To help hospitals and health systems navigate workforce-related challenges, the American Hospital Association has released a snapshot of healthcare talent management trends and strategies.

Registered nurses from UPMC Altoona (Pa.) will launch a 24-hour protest Dec. 15 outside of UPMC headquarters in Pittsburgh to demand that the health system immediately address what they called a staffing crisis at their facility, according to the union…

Workers at Allegheny Health Network affiliate Warren (Pa.) General Hospital have submitted a 10-day strike notice amid contract negotiations, according to the union that represents them.

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About 50,000 workers represented by local unions nationwide have approved a four-year contract with Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.  

About 300 workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., will begin a five-day strike Dec. 6, according to the union that represents them.

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