About 140,900 physician assistants are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in PAs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

White-collar jobs have become increasingly elusive, leaving more people unemployed in sectors once considered secure, according to recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal. 

Workers are still more stressed than they've ever been, which is reflected in their on-the-job engagement levels: the term "quiet quitting," coined in 2022, continues to accurately reflect employees' mindsets, according to a recent Gallup poll. 

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order lifting the state's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers at regulated healthcare settings, his office said in a June 12 news release. 

With an eye on addressing the physician shortage in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Physician Workforce Act into law, according to a June 12 report in The Shelby County Reporter.

A proposed regulation drafted by the New York State Department of Health requires hospitals to assign at least one nurse for every two patients in critical care units.

About 3.1 million registered nurses are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in RNs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

2022 was the worst year on record for acts of violence against healthcare facilities and personnel on the global level, according to a new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition. 

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lowered care costs for employees by establishing a 24/7, copayment-free telemedicine program, according to a study published June 9 in the American Journal of Managed Care.  

On June 8, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ceremonially signed a bill to increase the criminal penalties for people convicted of battery of a healthcare provider.

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release.

Women, people in minority groups and those in the LGBTQ+ community experience disproportionately high rates of workplace mistreatment in the academic medicine setting, a study published June 6 in JAMA found.

As HHS finalizes the end of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of CMS-certified healthcare facilities, hospitals and health systems have varied approaches to their own rules. 

White Rock (Texas) Medical Center has laid off 30 workers across 28 departments, including clinical and administrative roles. 

Members of the Maine House of Representatives have voted against a bill that would have allowed unvaccinated healthcare workers to return to their jobs.

Since 2019, employers have made progress in winning over the workforce's youngest members. But there is a long way to go before members of Generation Z are fully satisfied with their companies' flexibility and social impact, according to a recent survey. 

Managers are skeptical of workers' habits when they don't have the oversight of an office. A recent survey has quantified just how much workers engage in nonwork activities both in and out of the workplace. 

Healthcare staffing shortages continue to burden hospitals and systems, yet immigrants, who are often looked to as a solution for the staffing crisis, appear to be facing more red tape and discrimination.

At Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., people are excited to come to work. 

Rome (N.Y.) Health is no longer requiring that workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment.