Washington DC June 16 2023 The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigates all reported breaches of the protected health information of 500 or more individuals and some smaller breaches to determine if the breach was caused by the failure to comply with the HIPAA Rules. OCR’s latest HIPAA enforcement action confirms that it is not […]
BOISE, Idaho April 27 2022 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a fine of $14,502 for the security company at the Boise Towne Square Mall for the fatal shooting of a security officer on Oct. 25, 2021. Professional Security Consultants Inc. provides officers for locations such as the Boise […]
Bronx NY Feb 2, 2022 The Montefiore Medical Center has been levied with roughly $17,000 in citations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing its employees to a violent workplace atmosphere that included several incidences of Montefiore staff being assaulted by patients and a lack of safeguards for employees in the […]
San Francisco CA Dec 24, 2021 A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught Covid-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death, a state appeals court held on Tuesday, upholding what appeared to be the first ruling allowing a worker’s lawsuit against an employer […]
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. Dec 20 2021 Edgecombe County officials confirmed Sunday a body has been found inside the plant after a huge fire ripped though the QVC Distribution Center in Rocky Mount early Saturday morning. “The body has been found in the facility,” an official said at a briefing Sunday afternoon. “This is a very […]
EDISON NJ March 31 2019 A new survey from DrugAbuse.com found that 23 percent of Americans use narcotics or alcohol while at work. The survey also found that 60 percent of Americans admitted to drinking at work, 20 percent used marijuana and more than 10 percent admitted to using opioids. “Seventy percent of people who […]
Las Vegas NV Sept 27 2017 Those who work in the entertainment industry are now required to take workplace safety compliant. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed Assembly Bill 190 that requires the entertainment industry to complete two Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety courses through a certified instructor. “This new requirement is meant to […]
Beaver County PA Aug 31 2017 Release of toxic gas at FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield Power Plant claimed the lives of two workers and injured four others who were repairing a pipe in a confined, underground area at the Beaver County facility, officials said. The accident happened at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to FirstEnergy spokeswoman Stephanie […]
Berlin VT June 19 2017 The Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital in Berlin faces $14,000 in fines for what state inspectors say was a failure to protect front-line workers from patients who become dangerous. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in the citations that it found three “serious” violations of employee safety. The 25-bed […]