Mandatory overtime for nurses in New York is now tightly restricted under a state measure that recently took effect. Health care employers are now prohibited from requiring nurses to work more than ...

Nancy Buchl was tired when she left work at Sanford Hospital after being required to remain four hours past her 12-hour shift in the Family Birth Center. So tired that she blames fatigue as the reason ...

Mandatory nurse staffing ratios are a temporary solution to a larger issue and will not bring about the respect the profession deserves, Kathleen Bartholomew, MN, RN, a national speaker and nurse ...

The bill was introduced again March 5 by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Jen Kiggans, MSN, R-Va. Eighteen states have similar laws restricting mandatory overtime for ...

New York passed a set of bills intended to protect nurses against mandatory overtime requirements that have caused burnout and early resignations since the pandemic. While nurses praise the bills, ...

A healthcare disaster unexpectedly affecting the county or contiguous county; A federal, state or county declaration of emergency; A patient care emergency, including unforeseeable staffing events ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— New York State has strengthened a labor law that prohibits mandatory overtime for nurses. While nurses have always been vital for care, the pandemic further highlighted just how ...

I have been in health care for 15 years, first as a patient care associate and then as a registered nurse. Over the last few years, I have seen an unfortunate change surrounding nursing in hospitals: ...

When inch after inch of snow fell last month leading to blizzard conditions, staff at hospitals across Northwest Indiana worked extra hours to care for patients. But local health officials say that's ...