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An NLRB administrative law judge recently confirmed that a California hospital system had the right to keep replacement workers on the job for the duration of its contractual commitment to a staffing agency even though...more
In the decision of Alberta Health Services v the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2023 CanLII 61927 (“AHS v AUPE”), the Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a one-month suspension of union dues...more
California employers know that the new year inevitably brings new workplace laws that are finalized at the end of the state’s legislative session in the fall. This year, state lawmakers considered over 2,700 bills – the most...more
California employers will want to sit down, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare themselves for the avalanche on new employment laws that may soon be coming their way. The state Legislature just completed its work for 2023 in a...more
As we leave 2022 behind us, here are seven things healthcare employers should watch for in 2023. 1. Medical Residents and Interns Unionizing. Yes, you read that right. 2022 saw organizing among these groups on both...more
The coronavirus pandemic has not only caused sustained damage to the U.S. health workforce, it also apparently has accelerated a looming crisis in nursing care, as has been shown by a three-day strike by 15,000...more
Approximately 15,000 nurses represented by the Minnesota Nurses Association began a three-day strike Monday morning in the largest ever-reported strike of nurses in the private sector in the United States. The strike directly...more
Join our Labor Law Insiders: Husch Blackwell's Tom Godar, Terry Potter, Rufino Gaytán and Adam Doerr as they discuss the unique vulnerabilities faced by the healthcare industry at this juncture of history, including the...more
For health care workers, the issues of staffing, wages and benefits are typically what unions have focused on in their organizing campaigns. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, these issues are heightened with the...more