A measure that proposes to raise the minimum wage for some healthcare workers in Los Angeles to $25 an hour will go before voters in 2024, according to a Sept. 30 report from the Los Angeles Daily News.
Category: Workforce
Medical org presidents to Congress: Pass healthcare worker violence protection bill
Association of American Medical Colleges President and CEO David Skorton, MD, and National Academy of Medicine President Victor Dzau, MD, are urging more action to address violence against healthcare workers.
Michigan health system to make ‘several hundred’ job cuts
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System will make “several hundred job cuts,” primarily in leadership and non-patient care roles, the Lansing State Journal reported Sept. 29.
Managers struggling most with hybrid work: Gallup
While U.S. hybrid employees are in various roles within companies, managers are struggling the most with this working model, Gallup finds.
38% of US workers say their employers’ claims about workplace culture don’t match reality
Four out of 10 Americans, or 38 percent, believe there is a significant difference between the culture their workplace claims to have and reality.
Where older Americans are moving to, from
The U.S. Census Bureau released a new report Sept. 22 examining domestic migration patterns of Americans aged 65 and older living in the U.S.
1,430+ workers have new jobs amid looming Atlanta Medical Center closure
More than 1,430 (82 percent) of Atlanta Medical Center workers affected by the facility’s impending closure have accepted job offers at other Wellstar Health System facilities, the organization confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s.
As new vaccines emerge, some health systems are re-evaluating worker requirements
Throughout the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have implemented COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employees, citing a need to protect patients, workers and the communities they serve. The list continued to grow once CMS announced its vaccina…
82% of young workers say ‘quiet quitting’ is appealing, survey finds
In recent months, the term “quiet quitting” has gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. The exact phrase has particularly c…
Workers at Missouri hospitals fired following company takeover
Workers at Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico, Mo., and Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton, Mo., were fired after a Texas-based company took over the facilities from Kansas City, Mo.-based Noble Health, Kaiser Health News reported Sept. 22.
