Workforce

Layoffs, AI-driven workplace changes and stagnant pay in 2025 have prompted some workers in their 40s to return to the classroom, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 13. Some are switching industries, while others are pursuing higher degrees to meet…

Employers’ commitment to advancing women’s careers continues to decline, and for the first time, fewer women than men are interested in being promoted, according to McKinsey’s “Women in the Workplace 2025” report. The report, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org, includes…

Nurses at Essentia Health-Virginia (Minn.) have voted to ratify their labor contract, concluding several months of negotiations, according to a Dec. 17 news release from the Minnesota Nurses Association. The contract covers about 100 nurses at the 30-bed hospital, which…

WVU Hospitals, part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, is expanding its MRI technologist workforce through a hospital-based education program to meet rising imaging demands. The 12-month certificate program accepts six students annually and combines classroom instruction with hands-on clinical training.…

Registered nurses at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, Calif., have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. The nurses are seeking to join the California Nurses Association, according to a Dec. 15 media…

Healthcare added 46,300 jobs in November, roughly in line with the 12-month average of 39,000, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS released its November jobs report Dec. 16 — the agency’s second since…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to reorganize the management structure of the Veterans Health Administration. The department aims to eliminate redundant layers of bureaucracy, ensure consistent application of policies across all facilities and empower local hospital directors, according…

Providence hospitals in Southern California recognize the importance of employee well-being, either during crises like the recent wildfires or with more everyday concerns, such as running errands during the holidays. That’s why the hospitals decided to implement a concierge program…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is eliminating about 25,000 open and unfilled positions, “mostly COVID-era roles that are no longer necessary,” a department spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s Dec. 15. “All of these positions are unfilled and most have not…

California and 19 other states are suing the White House over its $100,000 fee imposed on new H-1B visa petitions. Here are nine things to know: 1. In a Dec. 12 lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, and…