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A group of 10 New York lawmakers is targeting the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

Four states have recently proposed staffing ratios, which would limit the number of patients a nurse could be assigned at once. 

Massachusetts lawmakers are filing legislation this week that would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios — following in the footsteps of Washington and Oregon with a statewide push toward safe staffing. 

Oregon lawmakers will consider nurse staffing legislation this session that is opposed by hospitals but backed by the state's largest nurses union, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Jan. 18. 

The majority of nurses work at under-staffed hospitals — and it's causing them to rethink their careers as their stress extends beyond the hospital, a recent survey found. 

The U.S. economy continues to see the effects of the pandemic, with 2.6 million fewer Americans participating in the U.S. labor force compared to workforce participation before COVID-19, Bloomberg reported Jan. 18. 

Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would limit the number of patients a nurse can legally care for in hospitals, reigniting a long-standing debate over the benefits and consequences of mandated staffing ratios. 

A state Supreme Court judge has struck down New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ABC affiliate WKBW reported Jan. 16. 

Las Vegas-based University Medical Center of Southern Nevada will host a two-day career fair to help workers affected by layoffs at another Las Vegas hospital, Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, according to a Jan. 12 news release shared with Becker's.

Several healthcare and medical companies made FlexJobs' latest list of "Top 100 Companies with Remote Jobs."