Employers in the healthcare industry will navigate a landscape marked by rapid change and evolving challenges over the course of 2025, including those related to labor organizing, workplace safety, noncompete agreements, pay transparency, and immigration.

Quick Hits

• Healthcare employers will have to navigate several labor and employment law issues in 2025, including a potential continued rise in union organizing, new restrictions on the use of noncompete agreements, emerging workplace safety risks, compliance concerns, additional pay transparency laws, and immigration regulatory and enforcement changes.
• The issues arise as the new presidential administration seeks to shift federal policy on several of the key issues, including labor relations and immigration.
• Healthcare employers may want to monitor these developments and consider steps to adapt to this evolving landscape and remain compliant and competitive.

Here is a close look at critical issues that will shape the current environment and are poised to significantly impact the industry’s future.

Labor Organizing Efforts

Organizing efforts among healthcare professionals, notably including physicians, have been gaining momentum in recent years, in part brought on by COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, several healthcare union contracts are set to expire in 2025, meaning many healthcare employers will be engaged in negotiations that will likely impact the industry for years to come.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...

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