Nurses new paychecks have become complex and confusing, and hospitals have had to reprogram computers in their payroll and finance departments and train employees to use the new systems. With discontent on both sides, many support restoring the old rules allowing nurses to work 12-hour shifts without overtime pay. And while no IWC commissioner would go on the record about the negotiations, observers said the commission is unlikely to object to a compromise supported by both labor unions and employers. But even if the IWC approves the repeal, there is at least one sticking point. Unions intend to push the IWC to prohibit mandatory overtime of more than 12 hours in one day, sources said.
Hospitals are unlikely to give on that issue.
We think that is a better approach than regulating the time worked.