From SFGATE, January 17, 2015 A planned strike this week by registered nurses at Kaiser hospitals was canceled after a tentative contract agreement was reached with the health care giant, union officials said Saturday. The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
From Asbury Park Press app.com, January 16, 2015 TRENTON – Lawyers for the state were in the odd position Thursday of explaining to a Superior Court judge that one of Gov. Chris Christie’s signature accomplishments is, in part, unconstitutional. Public
January 15, 2015 Jean Pierce, HPAE Public Policy staff, and Pete Guzzo, HPAE lobbyist, testified today before the Assembly Labor Committee today in support of Assembly bill A3949, sponsored by Assemblyman Dan Benson, which would require hospitals and employers to
From the charolotteobsever.com, January 15, 2015 WASHINGTON – Not only do more Americans have health insurance, but the number struggling with medical costs has dropped since President Barack Obama’s health care law expanded coverage, according to a study released Thursday.
From the New York Times, January 11, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has adopted sweeping new rules to discourage nonprofit hospitals from using aggressive tactics to collect payments from low-income patients. Under the rules, nonprofit hospitals must now offer
From USA Today, January 7, 2015 WASHINGTON — The House is expected to approve Thursday a bill that would increase the number of hours an employee has to work before the employer must offer health insurance under the Affordable Care
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 18, 2014 TRENTON — A group of Rutgers University faculty members and union officials stood with state lawmakers on the steps of the Statehouse today and called for the state university’s leaders to
December 18, 2014 Jeanne Otersen, HPAE Chief of Staff, testified before the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee on Monday, December 15 in support of A.2354, a bill that would provide all New Jersey workers with earned sick leave. Currently, several
November 28, 2014 Representatives from HPAE and two AFT local unions at Rutgers University joined with over 300 people from various labor organizations, community groups, and faith-based communities at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, NJ today to demand that
From The Record, November 14, 2014 Bergen County Executive-elect James Tedesco has tapped 80 people to serve on his transition team — the largest ever in a changeover of county administrations — as he prepares to take office in January.