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Alliance hospital nurses accept 1-year wage freeze

ALLIANCE — Registered nurses at Alliance Community Hospital have agreed to a one-year wage freeze.

The hospital said that the Ohio Nurses Association, which represents 180 nurses at the hospital, has approved a one-year contract that took effect Sunday.

The hospital said its management team agreed to a salary reduction of 2.3 percent. A news release said the hospital is dealing with the cost of a newly mandated state franchise fee imposed on hospitals and an increase in charity care and debt that is not being paid by patients.

Super Subers sued over minimum-wage laws

BOARDMAN — Super Subers, a former car-repair shop at 5815 South Ave., has been sued by the Ohio Department of Commerce, which says the business did not follow minimum-wage laws. The suit, which was filed Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, said 17 employees are owed a total of $17,167. The business is closed, and owners could not be reached to comment.

From Vindicator staff reports