Lone Star Ambulance to Pay $90,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case
Lone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio critical care transportation company, has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the…
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Nursing homes could get access to US background check data with proposed bill
Nursing homes could soon have access to a US government data bank to help with background checks for potential employees if a bill recently introduced in Congress passes.
Read More »Woman alleges wrongful termination after reporting sexual abuse, requesting additional COVID-19 sick time
A former employee of an Illinois nursing home is suing the company for allegedly terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting sexual abuse and then requesting additional sick time when…
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New Illinois Law Provides $700 Million for Nursing Home Staffing
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will pump an additional $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursing homes, provided they use that money to increase staff and wages in their…
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US DOL Publishes Updated FMLA Guidance on Mental Health, Job-Protected Leave for Workers, Employers
The National Institute of Health estimates that nearly one in five U.S. adults – or about 52.9 million people in 2020 – live with a mental illness, and that only…
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Residential Nursing Care Facilities Management Company to Pay $3M in Overtime Back Wages
More than 3,000 caregivers at 84 residential nursing care facilities across three Midwestern states must be paid $2,939,576 in back overtime wages by the locations’ Illinois-based management company to resolve…
Read More »Nurse allegedly fired by Illinois nursing home for reporting sexual assault and battery by resident
A nurse is suing Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting predatory sexual behavior by one of its residents with a criminal history.
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EEOC Sues Georgia Hospital for Disability Discrimination
Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, a public hospital in Atlanta, violated federal law by failing to accommodate its employee’s disability and then firing her because of her disability, the US Equal…
Read More »Wisconsin Governor and DHS Announce Expansion of WisCaregiver Careers Program
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) have announced a $6 million investment to expand the successful WisCaregiver Careers workforce development program. The program, administered by…
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New York FY 2023 Executive Budget Highlights
To restore our depleted healthcare workforce and build the healthcare system of tomorrow, Governor Hochul will make a more-than-$10 billion, multi-year investment in healthcare, including more than $4 billion to…
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