Category: Compensation Issues

Former employee sues Yale New Haven Health over alleged underpayments

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who alleges the health system unlawfully failed to pay employees for all hours worked due to its time-rounding policies and/or practices, according to court documents accessed by …

Pennsylvania system boosts pay for 9,000 employees

The Guthrie Clinic, a Sayre, Pa.-based health system with 10,000 total employees, is rolling out new benefits in 2025, including a 3% across-the-board wage bump for nearly all caregivers.

Travel nurse pay, by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in January was $2,294.14, up 0.01% from December and down 3.57% from January 2024, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

Vermont eyes cap on hospital executive pay

A bill introduced in the Vermont state Senate by Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky on Jan. 24 would cap compensation for hospital executives and clinical leadership.

6 hospitals, health systems raising workers' pay

The following hospitals and health systems have announced or shared plans for raising workers’ pay since December 2024.

Maryland system ups minimum wage

Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health has implemented the next phase of its planned minimum wage increase.

21 states raising minimum wage in 2025

Minimum wage increases took effect on Jan. 1 in 21 states, impacting more than 9.2 million workers and resulting in a projected total wage increase of $5.7 billion annually, according to an analysis from the Economic Policy Institute.

Travel nurse pay, by state

Average weekly travel nurse pay in the U.S. in December was $2,293.97, up 0.13% from November and down 3.84% from December 2023, according to data shared with Becker’s from Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace.

For surgeons, medical school debt outpaces salary growth: 5 notes

Medical school debt has increased by 268% over the past 40 years, outpacing the increase in surgeon salaries almost 10-fold, according to a study published Dec. 11 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Scripps Health shares $13M in bonuses to mark 100th year

Scripps Health is concluding its centennial year with a $13.1 million payout to employees.