U-M nurses to get pay in case of Ebola quarantine

In what may be the first nursing contract of its kind in the nation — and one that others may model around the U.S. — the University of Michigan Health System has agreed to a contract that offers protection for nurses if they treat patients with Ebola. Among the provisions: Nurses that must be quarantined after treating patients with Ebola will be paid for their time off. They also will not have to use sick or time or vacation days during that quarantine. Additionally, they must be able to return to same position after they are deemed free of the virus.