Month: February 2022
Bounties and Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind in Staffing Wars
A recent lawsuit filed by one Wisconsin health system that temporarily prevented seven workers from starting new jobs at a different health network raised eyebrows, including those…
California EDD confirms thousands of likely fraudulent disability claims
After freezing hundreds of thousands of disability insurance claims that were flagged suspicious earlier this month, California’s Employment Development Department said Thursday that the vast…
Murphy signs executive order requiring health care workers to be vaccinated, boosted
Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order mandating up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings. The order…
Pennsylvania GOP leaders highlight private choice options in school funding trial
Legislators opposed to putting more money into public education start their case by focusing on a private Christian school. In Pennsylvania’s historic school funding trial,…
Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Several trends are fueling…
Fears of fraud lead to suspension of Arkansas’ rental assistance program
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) has suspended the federally funded Rent Relief Program after lawmakers raised concerns about possible fraud. The state received…
Genetically engineered immune cells have kept two people cancer-free for a decade
In 2010, two blood cancer patients received an experimental immunotherapy, and their cancers went into remission. Ten years later, the cancer-fighting immune cells used in the…
Schools could improve criminal background check processes
Delaware’s state auditor said the Department of Education could improve processes involving criminal background checks for employees having direct contact with students. State Auditor Kathy…
Why only some people will get COVID-19 booster shots at first
In the United States, booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available to the general public starting this week. Instead, only certain groups will…
Median wage of $11.61 an hour isn’t enough to keep early educators on the job, report says
The educators caring for Michigan’s youngest children are badly underpaid. Many live in poverty, and their frequent departures for other, better-compensated lines of work are…
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