Dr Amanda Gray Rendón joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “A Case for Federal Labor Legislation to Protect Underpaid Home Care Workers.”

Dr Mignon Duffy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Why Improving Low-Wage Health Care Jobs Is Critical for Health Equity.”

To improve health outcomes, clinicians must move quickly yet operate slowly enough to center empathy in practice.

Medicine has been defined by doing, but bias, error, and burnout are potential consequences of speed and constant activity.

Reasons to actively promote the interests of health workers earning low wages are numerous and urgent.

Good team-based care requires acknowledgement of power, compensation, and job security inequity among team members.

The National Domestic Workers Alliance continues to organize around adequate labor protections for members, including care workers.

Commitment to health equity demands higher pay, improved benefits, and more workplace protections for all health workers.