California Raises Minimum Wages for Healthcare Workers
WHAT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE COVERED? The scope of SB 525 is vast, covering nearly all healthcare facilities operating in California. This includes: A facility or other work site that is…
Nearly 1 in 3 healthcare workers sees or experiences abuse each week: MOH
SINGAPORE: Almost one in three healthcare workers witnessed or experienced abuse at least once a week, according to findings from a tripartite workgroup set up in March last year to…
Correlates of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Cucinotta, D. & Vanelli, M. WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic. Acta Biomed. 91(1), 157 (2020). PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar World Health Organization. WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. 2023. https://covid19.who.int/of subordiante…
Ford says Ontario presenting CUPE with ‘improved’ offer for education workers
TORONTO — The Ontario government is presenting an “improved” offer to the union representing 55,000 education workers, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as bargaining resumed and staff returned to their…
Study on masks vs N95 respirators for health workers spurs concerns
A study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that medical masks may offer similar effectiveness as N95 respirators in protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 patients in…
CBD for Frontline Healthcare Workers
An unending pandemic, a divided populace, a wounded planet. A legal, non-intoxicating treatment that can be bought discretely online or in a dispensary or strip mall nearby. It’s little wonder…
Women healthcare workers faced heightened moral distress during pandemic: study – SFU News
New research highlights the challenges women healthcare providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional burnout. Moral distress is defined…
Hospital network will not cover fertility treatment for its LGBTQ workers
An Illinois-based Catholic hospital network will only cover fertility treatments for employees in opposite-sex marriages, Bloomberg Law first reported. Driving the news: OSF HealthCare limited its definition of fertility for…
“Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance” Provides Los Angeles City Healthcare Workers With Minimum Wage of $25 on August 13, 2022 and Rising in 2024 | CDF Labor Law LLP
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities throughout California have enacted “hazard pay” or “hero pay” ordinances across a variety of industries with the healthcare industry as a…
Healthcare Workers Describe Long COVID’s Impact on Careers
One in seven US workers may experience lingering COVID-19 symptoms like “brain fog” and fatigue. Long COVID could be preventing 1.6 million Americans from rejoining the the workforce amid widespread…