Maryland's highest court announced on August 30, 2023, that a health care employee who claims to have "blown the whistle" on their employer's alleged misconduct must satisfy the "but for" standard of causation to prevail on a...more
11/9/2023
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Employees ,
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Healthcare Workers ,
Maryland ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Public Health ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
Recent announcements by the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) provide some clarity on next steps for the enforcement of the existing federal vaccine and testing...more
After two federal courts issued preliminary injunctions preventing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing its November 5, 2021 vaccine mandate nationwide, CMS issued a memorandum stating that it...more
Earlier, we wrote about ten Plaintiff States that filed a lawsuit in a Missouri federal district court challenging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) November 5, 2021 Interim Final Rule with Comment Period...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased pressure on health care facilities, and long term care providers specifically, by issuing COVID-19-related citations and initiating COVID-19-related...more
8/4/2020
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Failure to Report ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
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Personal Protective Equipment ,
Safety Violations ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
On April 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its various guidance on COVID-19 in health care settings. In addition to other helpful information about infection control and personal...more
4/20/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Shortage ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sick Employees