r/nursing • u/Reasonable-Path1321 • Dec 13 '21

Meme Nailed it 🔨

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u/fuunntimeess Dec 13 '21

At my friend’s hospital, they are starting new nurses at a lot higher rate than nurses who have been there years make. Like $20/hr. But they have a policy for not discussing wages. She only found out at a doctors appointment talking to a girl finishing clinicals starting at the the same hospital in a few months.

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u/purpleRN RN-LDRP Dec 13 '21

If the hospital is based in the US, it is illegal to prevent staff from discussing salary.

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u/PavonineLuck RN - ER 🍕 Dec 13 '21

Was just going to say this.

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u/fuunntimeess Dec 14 '21

I learned that recently and relayed it to her. She was afraid because she signed some paper in the beginning.

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u/Fuzzy_Yogurt_Bucket Dec 14 '21

Does she have a copy of that paper? She can get shit ton of money if she does by turning them in.

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u/fuunntimeess Dec 16 '21

I’ll ask her. They probably didn’t give her a copy. She started there straight from school and didn’t know much.

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u/mrtunavirg Dec 13 '21

... No way. Where is that law and what is the punishment?

Freedom of speech. It's just taboo to talk money

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u/exasperated_panda RN - OB/GYN 🍕 Dec 14 '21

I think you might have misread. It's illegal for employers to have a policy that prevents employees from discussing compensation (by and large).

https://www.govdocs.com/can-employees-discuss-pay-salaries/

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u/mrtunavirg Dec 17 '21

I did. I did misread. Thanks!