Amid a strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) that is in its fourth week, Catholic Health said Oct. 25 that it is considering whether to discontinue healthcare coverage for striking workers if the walkout continues into November.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission posted updated guidelines Oct. 25 addressing questions about federal law and religious objections to COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
New legislation in New York allows employees facing potential layoffs to petition their employers to apply to participate in a shared work program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.
Amid a strike at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) that entered its fourth week Oct. 22, Catholic Health said it extended its agreement for replacement workers and that nearly 50 nurses have resigned from the hospital since the strike began,…
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., released a response from Tenet Healthcare CEO Saumya Sutaria, MD, to a recent letter from a Massachusetts congressional delegation urging him to leave Texas to settle a nurses strike at the Tenet-affiliated hospital.
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While burnout is not new to healthcare or U.S. employees, an examination of online job reviews released by Glassdoor Oct. 21 shows a significant spike in burnout over the last 19 months.
About 1,000 workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va., plan to strike Nov. 3 unless an agreement with hospital management is reached, according to the union that represents them.
As employers experience high staff turnover rates in what is being deemed the "Great Resignation," companies are offering employees financial wellness benefits to help retain workers, according to CNBC.
A Massachusetts congressional delegation is urging the CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to leave Texas to settle a nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital, signaling that calls to end the walkout are intensifying.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is offering a monetary incentive program to employees who pick up additional shifts as a result of recruitment and staffing gaps relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and a nurses strike at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo,…