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UNAP Legislative Victories

Mandatory overtime - This bill was passed into law in 2007!

  • Click here for a detailed summary of the mandatory overtime law
  • Click here for a copy of the mandatory overtime law
  • UNAP Mandatory Overtime Fact sheet
  • Research
    • Researchers Say Health Problems, Fatigue Related to Long Work Hours, On-Call Duty (Daily Labor Report, 11/3/06)

Safe Patient Handling  - This bill was passed into law in 2006!

  • Read the current law:
    • Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006
  • Publications 
    • UNAP Safe Patient Handling fact sheet
    • American Nurses Association position paper
    • Wall Street Journal article on Safe Patient Handling

Hospital Staffing Disclosure - This bill was passed into law in 2005!

  • UNAP Staffing Fact sheet
  • Research
    • The business case for safe staffing (Jan/Feb, 2006)

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