Former employees of the shuttered Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., are accusing the hospital's owner of violating federal labor law by failing to give 549 of them 60-day notice of their termination, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health System will host a job fair later this month as it seeks to fill more than 120 positions, according to North Country Now.
Incredible Health, a healthcare hiring platform that connects nurses to permanent jobs at hospitals, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to speed the expansion of the platform nationally.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic saw its score slide this year in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2019 Healthcare Equality Index over the health benefits it covers for transgender employees, according to the Post Bulletin.
Healthcare added 24,000 jobs in August, with hospitals accounting for 9,000 of these positions, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., is creating 207 jobs, according to TV station WALB.
The California legislature is considering a bill that would require companies to employ independent contractors who perform work directly related to the company's main product or service, reports Capital Public Radio.
Healthcare workers experience serious workplace violence incidents four times more often than employees in the private sector, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System will provide up to two weeks' paid leave for employees who are new parents, according to Pennlive.com.