After Judge’s Gig Worker Ruling, Advocates Want Protections for Contract Nurses, Too

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After Judge’s Gig Worker Ruling, Advocates Want Protections for Contract Nurses, Too

McKenzie Young is a traveling nurse from California who works in Hawaii. She gets placements through an agency that connects her to temporary jobs around the state and country. Her assignments can last anywhere from a couple of weeks to months at a time. When Young returns to the mainland, she plans to sign up on a nursing placement app for shorter-term freelance nurses who get paid by picking up shifts at nearby medical facilities.

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