Price Gouging
From a press release from Nurse.org, a website for nurses publishing educational and employment information as well as discussion forums:
"This week, New York needs to hire at least 200 ICU and ED nurses for one of the largest health systems in the nation. This week’s projections show a huge influx of patients, including ICU, and hospitals are in dire need.
Here are some incentives that we’ve found from New York State and staffing agencies.
*Crisis Pay – Travel nursing agencies are offering crisis pay that is over double the average pay for travel nurses. We are seeing pay rates of over $10,000 per week plus quarantine pay.
*Free hotel rooms – several hotels, including the Four Seasons.
*Free car rentals – Hertz is offering free car rentals for healthcare workers
*Free airfare – Delta and Jetblue are offering free flights to medical workers who are helping tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Discounts and offers – Businesses are also offering incentives, not only to travel nurses but to all nurses. From free crocs shoes and free Starbucks coffee to discounts on scrubs, we’ve collected all the specials and you can see the offers here."
Sooo...will there be charges for price gouging brought here?
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