Provisions included in a must-pass budget bill will make significant changes for Connecticut hospitals. These changes, which were embedded in the nearly 900-page Public Act 23-204 signed into law on June 12, 2023, revise...more
7/31/2023
/ Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Over-Time ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On June 12, 2023, Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation that imposes significant burdens on Connecticut hospitals concerning nurse staffing plans, staffing committees, reporting requirements, civil penalties for...more
In early August, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) announced and opened the New York Health Care Worker Bonus (HWB) Program, which provides $1.2 billion dollars in health care worker bonuses to eligible employees....more
9/1/2022
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Essential Workers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Labor Reform ,
Medicaid ,
New York ,
State Funding ,
Vesting ,
Wage and Hour
On August 3, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the $1.2 billion dollar Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program aimed at rewarding and retaining frontline healthcare and mental hygiene...more