February 2011

Fifteen months after nurses at Lee’s Summit Medical Center voted  68 – 59 to decertify the National Nurses Organizing Committee (“NNOC”), the NNOC has announced it will withdraw as the unit’s bargaining agent.   The NNOC’s decision to withdraw came days before the second certification election was scheduled to be held.  Approximately 130 nurses would have

Like other employers trying to make careful hiring decisions,  health care employers often make pre-hire inquires regarding applicant credit histories and base  hiring decisions, in part, on credit reports obtained.  In a growing trend, many states have proposed legislation prohibiting or substantially limiting the practice.  Nebraska recently introduced two bills to limit the use of