US DOL Sues NY Ophthalmologist, Practice for Firing Employee Who Reported Covid-19 Hazards
The US Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice’s failure to…
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US Attorney’s Office Files Lawsuit against Michigan Neurological Center
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Flint Neurological Centre P.C., alleging that the medical practice violated Title…
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Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty in Georgia Nursing Home Death of War Veteran
A former nurse has pleaded guilty to her role in the death of a World War II veteran whose pleas for help were ignored at a nursing home, prosecutors said.
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Justice Department Settles E-Verify Discrimination Claims against Washington State-Based Home Care Provider
The Department of Justice announced that it reached a settlement with Bianchi Home Care Inc. (Bianchi), a home care provider based in Washington state. The settlement resolves the department’s claims…
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Nursing home put residents in ‘jeopardy’ on the night two were found dead, NC says
A short-staffed nursing home in Thomasville put its residents in “immediate jeopardy” when it failed to enact an emergency plan, leaving just three people to take care of 98 residents…
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Illinois nursing homes fined $125,000 for broken nose of a resident, neglect of others
Four Quad-City nursing homes have been cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health and fined a total of $125,000 related to the abuse and neglect of residents, including an…
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Connecticut Nursing Home Shut Down after Two Resident Deaths
A Wallingford nursing home that once served as a COVID-19 recovery center will be shuttered after two patients died and a state Department of Public Health inspection that followed uncovered…
Read More »US DOL Offers New Resources to Help Combat Employer Retaliation against Workers
The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today published and launched several resources to help combat retaliation by employers against employees for exercising their worker rights. These resources…
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EEOC Sues Riverwalk Post-Acute for Race Harassment and Retaliation
Riverwalk Post-Acute, a Riverside skilled nursing facility, violated federal law by allowing a class of Black employees to be subjected to racial harassment and one employee to be retaliated against,…
Read More »Connecticut Bill Requires Nursing Home Transparency in Medicaid Spending
Legislation in Connecticut’s Joint Committee on Aging would require nursing homes to spend at least 90% of Medicaid funding they receive on direct patient care.
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