The Department of Homeland Security will replace the random lottery used to select H-1B visa recipients with a system that gives greater weight to applicants with higher skills. Here are five things to know: 1. The rule takes effect Feb.…
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The leadership team at Baylor Scott & White Grapevine have spent the past year sharpening workforce engagement and hospital throughput as it prepares for sustained population growth and ongoing capacity pressure in North Texas, according to Naman Mahajan, president of…
Health insurance, vacation time and paid sick leave are the most-valued employee benefits among U.S. workers, according to a Dec. 4 report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab. The findings are based on Indeed’s 2025 Workforce Insights Survey, which polled 80,936 adults…
The University of California will distribute $3.5 million in state-backed funding to support medical education and expand the physician workforce, according to a Dec. 22 news release from the university. The support stems from Proposition 35, a voter-approved 2024 initiative…
Registered nurses at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center Davies campus in San Francisco have voted to unionize. In a Dec. 18 election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, 74% of nurses voted in favor of joining the California…
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Legacy Health has informed striking advanced practice providers that it plans to stop subsidizing their health benefits beginning Jan. 1, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Dec. 19. The striking workers — represented by the Oregon Nurses Association — include more than…
Emergency medical services workers at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., have ratified their first labor contract as a distinct collective bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 97. The agreement covers 261 employees — including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 911 dispatchers…
Three hundred ninety registered nurses and 55 radiology technicians at Henry Ford Rochester (Mich.) Hospital have ratified new labor agreements with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health. Here are five things to know: 1. Members of Office and Professional Employees International Union…
By the end of 2026, all hospitals and emergency departments at Columbus-based OhioHealth will have metal detectors at their public entrances, a move that aligns with broader industry efforts to curb workplace violence in healthcare. The health system will implement…
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…