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Health Care Workers U.S. Department of Labor

(2 days ago) WEBHealth Care Workers. Hours Worked: Includes pre/post shift duties, travel time during scheduled work hours from site to site, and work related to meetings and training. Bona fide meal and sleep time may be excluded from hours worked if certain conditions are met. …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/workers/health-care

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Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety

(5 days ago) WEBIt is the policy of my Administration to protect the health and safety of workers from COVID-19. The Federal Government must take swift action to reduce the …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/21/executive-order-protecting-worker-health-and-safety/

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and …

(8 days ago) WEBDespite the incidence of workplace violence and its harmful effects on our health care system, no federal law protects health care employees from workplace …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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Fact Sheet #53 – The Health Care Industry and Hours …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires covered employers to pay non exempt employees at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009, …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/53-healthcare-hours-worked

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House Passes Bill to Protect Healthcare and Social Service …

(9 days ago) WEBApr 16, 2021. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed HR 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, by a margin of 254-166. The bill aims to curb the rising …

https://www.assp.org/news-and-articles/house-passes-bill-to-protect-healthcare-and-social-service-workers-from-violence

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H.R.1195 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care …

(5 days ago) WEB(a) Interim final standard.— (1) I N GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue an interim final …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1195/text

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AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers …

(9 days ago) WEBSep 12, 2023 - 03:31 PM. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Sept. 12 introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, AHA-supported …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-09-12-aha-supported-bill-protect-health-care-workers-introduced-senate

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Protecting Health Care Workers Who Care for and Protect …

(6 days ago) WEBThe effects of violence against health care workers extend far beyond their physical injuries. Workplace violence can disrupt and delay care in hospitals, demoralize …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2023-09-15-protecting-health-care-workers-who-care-and-protect-all-us

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Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only …

(2 days ago) WEBFederal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers. June 10, 20212:46 PM ET. Andrea Hsu. Enlarge this image. A new federal rule requires hospitals and other high-risk

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/10/1005036698/federal-covid-workplace-safety-rules-finally-here-but-only-for-health-care-worke

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Violence Against Health Care Workers: Legislative …

(8 days ago) WEBThe federal response to address workplace violence in health care settings is H.R.1309 – Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. This act, introduced in February of …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/05/violence-against-health-care-workers/

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Laws & Regulations HHS.gov

(2 days ago) WEBThe Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 610, directs HHS to periodically review regulations that have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities …

https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/index.html

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H.R.1309 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and …

(Just Now) WEBShown Here: Passed House (11/21/2019) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. This bill requires the Department of Labor to address …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1309

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Rights & Protections HealthCare.gov

(8 days ago) WEBThe health care law offers rights and protections that make coverage more fair and easy to understand. Some rights and protections apply to plans in the Health Insurance …

https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/rights-and-protections/

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Conscience and Religious Nondiscrimination HHS.gov

(4 days ago) WEBFor assistance, please contact the Office for Civil Rights at (800) 368-1019 or (800) 537-7697 (TDD), or by emailing [email protected]. OCR enforces laws and …

https://www.hhs.gov/conscience/conscience-protections/index.html

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Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act

(5 days ago) WEBMany workers in the health care industry are referred to as independent contractors, e.g., because they are placed through temporary or staffing agencies. …

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/health-care-workers-and-americans-disabilities-act

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Explaining the New COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Health …

(6 days ago) WEBTable 1: State Lawsuits Challenging CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Medicare and Medicaid Provider Staff, as of 12/12/21. MO v. Biden. On 11/29/21, the …

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/explaining-the-new-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-for-health-care-provider-staff/

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

(9 days ago) WEBThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/resources/health-insurance-portability-and-accountability-act-of-1996-hipaa.html

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Advocacy Toolkit: Addressing Rising Workplace Violence Against

(1 days ago) WEBLegal Protections for Physicians and Other Health Care Workers Thirty-eight states have established or increased criminal penalties for the assault of health …

https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/state-health-policy/advocacy-toolkit-addressing-rising-workplace-violence-against-physicians-and-health-care-workers

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Biden-Harris Administration Launches New Option to Report …

(3 days ago) WEBIf an emergency medical condition is confirmed, hospitals must provide stabilizing medical treatment (or, if unable to stabilize the person within its capability, to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/21/biden-harris-administration-launches-new-option-report-potential-violations-federal-law-continue-promote-patient-access-stabilizing-emergency-care.html

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FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes Action to Protect American …

(Just Now) WEBThe federal government and the private sector have made substantial investments to build domestic manufacturing for these and other medical products to …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/14/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-action-to-protect-american-workers-and-businesses-from-chinas-unfair-trade-practices/

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Update: $25 California health care minimum wage could be delayed

(2 days ago) WEBGov. Gavin Newsom is cutting it close. He signed a law last fall that phases in a $25 minimum wage for California’s lowest-paid health care workers beginning June …

https://calmatters.org/health/2024/05/minimum-wage-health-care-deadline/

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State Vaccination Requirements CDC

(2 days ago) WEBState and local vaccination requirements for daycare and school entry are important tools for maintaining high vaccination coverage rates, and in turn, lower rates of vaccine …

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/laws/state-reqs.html

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New CA law raises minimum wage for health care workers

(8 days ago) WEBCommunity clinics would start the pay increase at $21 per hour in 2024, rising to $22 in 2026 and $25 in 2027. Other health care employers would increase their …

https://calmatters.org/health/2023/10/california-minimum-wage-health-care-law/

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Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the …

(Just Now) WEBsome situations, patients, visitors and family members have attacked health care staff and jeopardized our workforce’s ability to provide care. Hospitals, health systems and their …

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/06/fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-the-need-for-a-federal-legislative-response.pdf

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California Promised Health Care Workers a Higher Minimum Wage …

(1 days ago) WEBGov. Gavin Newsom is cutting it close. He signed a law last fall that phases in a $25 minimum wage for California’s lowest-paid health care workers beginning June …

https://www.kqed.org/news/11986871/california-promised-health-care-workers-a-higher-minimum-wage-but-will-newsom-delay-it

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Family and Medical Leave Act U.S. Department of Labor

(7 days ago) WEBThe FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health …

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla

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State Immunization Laws for Healthcare Workers and Patients

(4 days ago) WEBNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Immunization Services Division. 1600 Clifton Road, NE; MS #A-19. Atlanta, GA 30333. E-mail: [email protected]. …

https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/statevaccsApp/

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Will California’s Minimum Wage Raises for Health Care Workers

(9 days ago) WEBIn light of a budget shortfall in California, Newsom reportedly is seeking changes to the state minimum wage law for health care workers, including the delay of …

https://www.shrm.org/mena/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/will-california-s-minimum-wage-law-for-health-care-workers-be-de

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Addressing health care workers’ trauma can help fight burnout

(Just Now) WEBHealth care workers are also feeling the burden of society’s global crises — the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial injustice, wars, the Great Resignation, …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/23/health-care-workers-trauma-fighting-burnout/

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Bipartisan scrutiny of health care mergers - POLITICO

(4 days ago) WEBMORE OPM ISSUES — The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees health insurance for federal workers, is responding to cyber-enabled fraud, …

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2024/05/21/bipartisan-scrutiny-of-health-care-mergers-00159057

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California lawmakers to delay health care worker minimum wage

(3 days ago) WEBUpdated May 21, 2024 6:14 AM. California lawmakers may delay for a month a planned wage hike for health care workers as negotiations continue over how to …

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article288597929.html

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NYC Must Provide Promised Medicare Coverage, State Court Affirms

(7 days ago) WEB“The City has made clear, consistent, unambiguous representations—oral and written—over the course of more than 50 years, that New York City municipal worker …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/nyc-must-provide-promised-medicare-coverage-state-court-affirms

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NLRB ruling that expanded money damages for workers rejected …

(4 days ago) WEBThe board in its ruling rejected those claims, saying damages are not punitive when they compensate workers for their financial losses. Thryv appealed to the 5th …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/nlrb-ruling-that-expanded-money-damages-workers-rejected-by-5th-circuit-2024-05-24/

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California's labor laws aren't enough to protect workers, report …

(9 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s strong labor laws aren’t enough to protect workers, report says. A study by researchers at Harvard and UC San Francisco found that 91% of California …

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-15/californias-strong-labor-laws-dont-do-enough-to-protect-workers-new-report-says

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Governor Launches Student Loan Repayment Program for …

(6 days ago) WEBThe new Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program will offer up to $50,000 in student loan repayments to eligible healthcare providers who commit to …

https://today.uconn.edu/2024/05/governor-launches-student-loan-repayment-program-for-healthcare-providers/

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Florida dissolves Clearwater city workers union for failing to meet

(2 days ago) WEBThe union representing nearly 900 city of Clearwater employees has been dissolved after it failed to meet the registration requirements of a controversial new state …

https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2024/05/16/florida-dissolves-clearwater-city-workers-union-failing-meet-deadline/

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AHA supports bipartisan bill to protect health care workers from

(Just Now) WEBApr 19, 2023 - 04:07 PM. AHA today applauded the reintroduction of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584), bipartisan legislation that would …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-04-19-aha-supports-bipartisan-bill-protect-health-care-workers-violence

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Florida no-shade law endangers airport workers, farmworkers

(2 days ago) WEBNo shade, no water, no breaks: DeSantis' new law threatens Florida outdoor worker health. NAPLES, Fla. – In South Florida, one of the state's hottest regions, …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/08/florida-no-shade-law-endangers-airport-workers-outdoor-laborers-farmworkers-gardeners/73611783007/

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