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These health care workers say they were fired after raising safety …

(Just Now) WebMarian Weber, a travel nurse in Alaska, said the not-for-profit PeaceHealth rescinded her contract after she raised a concern about patient safety. Courtesy Marian Weber. Marian Weber says she

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/health-care-workers-say-fired-raising-safety-concerns-rcna14710

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Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing …

(4 days ago) WebIn North Carolina, the Novant Health hospital system, which has over 35,000 employees across 15 hospitals and over 800 clinics, fired around 175 of its workers for …

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hundreds-hospital-staffers-fired-suspended-refusing-covid-19/story?id=80303408

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Kaiser strike: More than 75,000 health care workers walk off the …

(6 days ago) WebDamian Dovarganes/AP. Health care workers at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on …

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203225614/kaiser-permanente-historic-strike-health-care-workers-nationwide

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Fired Kaiser nurse spoke up for patient safety, lawsuit says. Now …

(5 days ago) WebNow she’s awarded $41M. A nurse’s 30-year career at a Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente hospital ended when she was fired after speaking up about patient safety …

https://news.yahoo.com/news/fired-kaiser-nurse-spoke-patient-220228408.html

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Silenced and Endangered: Clinicians’ Human Rights and Health …

(9 days ago) WebExecutive Summary. Health care workers have been fired, faced new restrictions, and even been detained for voicing their safety concerns. Many …

https://phr.org/our-work/resources/silenced-and-endangered/

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Short-Staffed Health Care Employers Fear Workers Will Quit Over …

(Just Now) WebVaccine protesters hold signs outside Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on June 26. More than 150 employees either quit or were fired for …

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/23/1039228806/nurses-are-in-short-supply-employers-worry-vaccine-mandate-could-make-it-worse

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153 Hospital Workers Quit Or Were Fired Because They Refused …

(2 days ago) WebYi-Chin Lee/AP. DALLAS — More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a …

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/22/1009268874/153-hospital-workers-quit-or-were-fired-because-they-refused-to-get-covid-vaccin

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Mayo Clinic fires 700 workers who failed to comply with Covid …

(2 days ago) WebThe Mayo Clinic fired roughly 700 employees who failed to comply with the nonprofit medical center's mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy. Workers at the Mayo …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mayo-clinic-fires-700-workers-failed-comply-covid-vaccine-mandate-rcna11004

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Hospitals Confront the Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling on …

(7 days ago) WebJan. 15, 2022. Just days after the Supreme Court’s decision about requiring health care workers to be vaccinated, the nation’s health care systems braced for the possibility of …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/us/healthcare-workers-vaccine-mandate.html

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Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Their Job

(5 days ago) WebHospitals have warned, disciplined and even fired staff members who went public with workplace concerns about coronavirus precautions. Adam Witt, a nurse, was …

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/business/coronavirus-health-workers-speak-out.html

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COVID-19: Healthcare Employee Refusals to Work - National Law …

(1 days ago) WebRefusal to work based on safety concerns due to COVID-19 may be protected from retaliation under the NLRA. Whether COVID-19 will lead to an abnormally …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/triaging-employee-refusals-to-work-due-to-covid-19-legal-update-healthcare-employers

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Workers Fired, Penalized for Reporting COVID Safety Violations

(1 days ago) WebNearly 40% of the complaints — 1,618 — were related to COVID-19, the report found, filed primarily by workers who claimed they were punished for reporting …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/workers-fired-penalized-for-reporting-covid-safety-violations/

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Did Kathy Hochul fire 35,000 health care workers? - PolitiFact

(4 days ago) WebData released by Hochul’s office on Oct. 13 showed that the number of health care workers who had left their jobs was 33,982, but that the number who had …

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/06/rob-astorino/did-new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-fire-35000-health-ca/

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Firing health-care workers who refuse to vaccinate raises ethical

(3 days ago) WebThere's also a concern that forcing health-care workers — and workers in general — to take vaccines in order to keep their jobs goes against health-care …

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/is-it-fair-to-fire-health-care-workers-who-refuse-to-get-vaccinated-1.6211328/firing-health-care-workers-who-refuse-to-vaccinate-raises-ethical-concerns-experts-1.6214050

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Statement by Nurse Fired after Protesting Unsafe Staffing at St

(2 days ago) WebPrime fired James Blankenship, RN, on the same day—a St. Francis telemetry nurse who also took a highly public stand for safe staffing at the hospital. Five …

https://unacuhcp.org/press_release/statement-by-nurse-fired-after-protesting-unsafe-staffing-at-st-francis-medical-center/

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Healthcare Workers Hospitals Lost to Vaccine Mandate So Far

(6 days ago) WebSouthcoast Health, a Massachusetts-based system, fired 216 medical workers who did not comply with its vaccine mandate, the Herald News reports. …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/how-many-employees-have-hospitals-lost-to-vaccine-mandates-numbers-so-far

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Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO

(1 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health …

https://www.who.int/news/item/17-09-2020-keep-health-workers-safe-to-keep-patients-safe-who

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Healthcare workers sue L.A. County hospital for alleged firing over

(6 days ago) WebA group of healthcare workers filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles County hospital, claiming they were fired over protesting unsafe staffing conditions. Nine …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/healthcare-workers-sue-la-county-hospital-for-alleged-firing-over-protesting-safety-issues/ar-AA1mTAAs

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B.C. nurses, doctors fired over vaccine refusal lose court bid to toss

(1 days ago) WebWe and our partners process data to: A nurse-practitioner who lost her job after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds was among 15 health-care workers who failed …

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/b-c-nurses-doctors-fired-over-vaccine-refusal-lose-court-bid-to-toss-health-orders/ar-BB1mmZVC

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OSHA Worker Rights and Protections Occupational Safety and …

(9 days ago) WebFederal law entitles you to a safe workplace. Your employer must keep your workplace free of known health and safety hazards. You have the right to speak up about hazards …

https://www.osha.gov/workers/

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Workers at Prime hospital fired after taking concerns to corporate: …

(6 days ago) WebSeven healthcare workers participating in a strike at Prime Healthcare's St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., were notified Dec. 20 that they were being …

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hr/prime-workers-fired-after-taking-concerns-to-corporate-union.html

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Virginia nursing license suspended, she still works in healthcare …

(4 days ago) WebFormer nurse still works in healthcare after years of stealing opioids from patients. All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final …

https://www.progress-index.com/story/news/local/2024/05/16/ex-nurse-still-working-in-healthcare-after-years-of-opioid-theft-petersburg-colonial-heights/73690931007/

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Reducing Risk for Healthcare Workers Healthcare Workers CDC

(8 days ago) WebPreventing injury and illness in over 22 million U.S. healthcare workers is a major healthcare industry concern. Healthcare workers face dangerous hazards, …

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/healthcare/prevention/index.html

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Tewksbury Hospital workers demonstrate over safety concerns, …

(2 days ago) WebThe hospital has also seen a decline in workers, according to DMH data, showing that Tewksbury’s mental health units had fewer workers in 2023 than in 2019, …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/13/metro/tewksbury-hospital-massachusetts-mental-health/

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(5 days ago) WebView information on Worker Safety in Hospitals and Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers. Learn more …

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/05092024

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NHS doctors are being forced to choose between patient safety …

(4 days ago) WebNew data from the BMA show that nearly 60 per cent of the doctors who responded raised concerns about patient safety at their workplace within the past year. …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/15/doctors-forced-to-choose-between-patient-safety-and-careers/

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Cranston YMCA employee fired after violating safety and security …

(7 days ago) WebUpdated Thu, May 16th 2024 at 1:54 PM. File image of YMCA. (WJAR) (WJAR) — The YMCA of Greater Providence leadership team announced that it …

https://turnto10.com/news/local/cranston-ymca-worker-employee-fired-after-violating-safety-security-protocols-fiance-sex-offender-restraining-order-terminated-gpymca-may-16-2024

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Thousands of workers are getting fired for refusing the vaccine

(5 days ago) WebIn June, about 150 workers at the Houston Methodist hospital system quit or were fired for refusing to get a vaccine, out of a workforce of 26,000. One of them was …

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/24/1047947268/covid-vaccine-workers-quitting-getting-fired-mandates

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Postal Service Loses Trial Over Fired Worker Who Reported Injury

(1 days ago) WebMost OSHA suits against USPS result in settlements. The US Postal Service violated a probationary worker’s rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/postal-service-loses-trial-over-fired-worker-who-reported-injury

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B.C. vaccine mandate for health workers survives challenge CTV …

(9 days ago) WebB.C.'s ongoing mandate that health-care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 survived a legal challenge this week, though the judge in the case remitted …

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-s-covid-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers-survives-court-challenges-1.6888431

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Florida Food Service Worker Was Fired After Only 3 Days

(6 days ago) WebA food service worker from Florida was fired after only three days, so he took to TikTok and exposed the business for its unsanitary and concerning food safety …

https://www.yourtango.com/self/florida-food-service-worker-fired-after-3-days-unsanitary-kitchen

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Department of Labor plans to restructure workplace safety, health

(6 days ago) WebView a map of OSHA's new regional structure and boundaries. "The changes reflect the nation's demographic and industrial changes since the passage of the OSH …

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/05082024

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Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health …

(7 days ago) WebRashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/17/2024-10834/meeting-of-the-advisory-board-on-radiation-and-worker-health-abrwh-subcommittee-for-procedure

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WebSince last fall, New York City has sent teams of medical workers and police officers to remove mentally ill people from the subway system, sometimes forcibly. Some …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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5 things to know for May 10: Gaza, Stormy Daniels, Health care

(7 days ago) Web5 things to know for May 10: Gaza, Stormy Daniels, Health care cyberattack, Plane safety, Ukraine operations at a major health care say Russia fired more …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/us/5-things-to-know-for-may-10-gaza-stormy-daniels-health-care-cyberattack-plane-safety-ukraine/index.html

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