Nurses Say Mandatory Overtime Being Abused, Threatening Patient Well-Being

SACRAMENTO - Saying that hospital managers are using overtime as a staffing tool - and threatening patient well-being - a group of nurses recently called on a state Assembly committee to approve a bill that would give them overtime relief.Senate Bill 146, authored by State Sen. Hilda Solis (D-El Monte) would exempt nurses in many cases from being required to work overtime. Nurses covered by collective bargaining agreements would not be included in the exemptions, if the agreement cover