The Illinois Nurses Association filed a petition to compel arbitration and complaint for declaratory relief Oct. 20 against St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., alleging that union members never received promised COVID-19 bonus pay at the hospital, the Chicago…
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Members of the California Nurses Association are set to strike Oct. 30 at six Tenet Healthcare hospitals in California: San Ramon Medical Center, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, Turlock-based Emanuel Medical Center, Palm Springs-based Desert Regional…
Members of the California Nurses Association are set to strike Oct. 30 at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles. The union represents more than 1,400 nurses at USC Keck, USC Norris and select clinic…
All 10 of Bloomberg Philanthropies-sponsored healthcare high schools are now under construction or have welcomed their first cohorts of students. The first-of-its-kind initiative was announced by Bloomberg in January 2024. The philanthropy distributed $250 million across 10 health systems and…
Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health offers free training to nonclinical employees, such as reception staff, to supplement shortages among medical assistants, according to an Oct. 22 report from The Baltimore Sun. Medical assistants are in high demand, and the Maryland Hospital…
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The White House has confirmed the $100,000 fee associated with H-1B visa petitions applies only to new applicants outside the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 20. Employers are not required to pay the fee for individuals already residing…
“Quality” jobs — those that allow employees to meet basic financial needs, feel safe and respected, expand their skills, have a voice in decisions affecting them and maintain some control over their work — are more prevalent in some U.S.…
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers across multiple states have ended their planned five-day strike, union leaders and the health system said in statements shared with Becker’s. Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser said it was resuming normal operations and welcoming back…
Two in 5 U.S. employees work in a “quality” job — one that allows employees to meet basic financial needs, feel safe and respected, expand their skills, have a voice in decisions affecting them and maintain some control over their…
Improved workforce engagement is never attained from just one effort, hospital and health system CEOs told Becker’s. Rather, it stems from multiple strategies, according to Candace Johnson, PhD, president and CEO of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y.…