Christie Vetoes Minimum Wage Hike
Governor Christie vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have gradually raised New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, thwarting a Democratic effort being tested around the country.
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Bergen County Opens RFP process for Management of BRMC
Bergen County began its request for proposals for new management of the Bergen Regional Medical Center on Monday. The county is offering less than two months for submission of proposals, which are due by Oct. 19.
AFT Launches Petition Condemning EpiPen Price Gouging by Mylan Corp.
The American Federation of Teachers has launched a petition condemning the Mylar Corporation for raising the price of EpiPens - used to treat severe allergic reactions - by over 450% since 2007.
CDC Issues “Key Zika Considerations for Healthcare Settings”
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has just issued a publication, "Key Zika Considerations for Healthcare Settings."
NLRB: Graduate Students at Private Universities May Unionize
In a blow to private institutions and a boon to their graduate student employees, the NLRB ruled Tuesday that graduate research and teaching assistants are entitled to collective bargaining.
Does ‘Truth In Advertising’ Apply To Hospitals In New Jersey?
Lawmaker explores tighter standards, prompted by NJ Spotlight’s investigation of Meadowlands Hospital and its ‘birth tourism’ program aimed at Russian women.
Labor, Business, and Consumer Groups Call On NJ Legislative Leaders To Pass The Out-of-Network Consumer Protection Bill
Press Release Issued by NJ for Healthcare A letter signed by 34 groups, including major health care consumer groups, unions and employers who provide coverage for their members and employees, was sent today to Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Senate
Star-Ledger Editorial Slams Meadowlands Hospital’s “Amerimama” Program: Facts are foreign to this N.J. hospital luring pregnant Russians
From NJ.com For-profit hospitals are like other businesses: They explore different revenue streams at every board meeting, they have to answer to shareholders, and they occasionally take a tacky detour from what many of us still believe is a mostly altruistic
NJ Spotlight Reporter Talks About Meadowlands Hospital’s “Amerimama” Program on NJTV
From NJTV NJTV had a news story yesterday on Meadowlands Hospital’s “Amerimama” program, which entices pregnant Russian women to deliver their babies in the U.S., making them eligible for U.S. citizenship. View the NJTV news story
The Decline of Unions and the Rise of Trump
Recent research in social science and history suggests that the white working-class men who are planning to vote for Donald J. Trump this November might have been out front in the fight against Mr. Trump — if only the