Pro Publica and the Los Angeles Times recently issued a joint study where it was claimed that temporary staff agencies are a magnet for the unfit nurses and healthcare workers.   That is to say that nurses with previous criminal convictions or were disciplined for anything from stealing illegal drugs from the hospital dispensary to falling [...]

An interesting editorial in the St. Petersburg Times wisely advocates background checks for caregivers in Florida.  The editorial cites, among other things,  the vast amount of transients who come to Florida.  Many of these transients end up working in the healthcare industry.   Some have serious criminal record.  Some are listed on the sexual offender’s [...]

Among other things, this economic meltdown has called the question in certain industries as to which segments are becoming obsolete.   Perhaps the hardest hit in this manner are the newspapers, followed by the print media, in general.   Old time news outlets are finding themselves out of fashion as public preference is for the digital media.   [...]

There is still significant job loss, but the economy seems to be recovering from the worst economic meltdown  since the Great Depression.  That fact that the economy may be recovering does little to console the millions of people who are laid off and having found any prospects for new employment.   Nevertheless, according to an article [...]