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Probe Into Death of Nurse on Home Visit Alleges Employer Failed to Protect Workers

A home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house and should be fined about $161,000, federal workplace safety officials said Wednesday. The Occupational …

Workers Sue Leaders of Massachusetts Veterans’ Home at Center of COVID-19 Outbreak

Employees of the Massachusetts veterans’ home at the center of a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020 have sued several members of the facility’s former leadership team, alleging they were forced to care for sick and dying veterans, …

West Virginia Senate Bill Limits Nursing Home Liability

The West Virginia Senate passed a bill limiting the amount of money that nursing homes would have to pay if they are sued. The bill passed Wednesday explicitly includes nursing homes under the protections of a 2003 law that places …