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Protecting the Health Care Workers Who Care for Us

(Just Now) WEBFeb 02, 2024 - 09:22 AM by. Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA. There are issues in health care where reasonable people may disagree. But something everyone can agree …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-02-02-protecting-health-care-workers-who-care-us

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and …

(8 days ago) WEBHospitals, health systems and their employees have expressed a strong interest in the enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety

(5 days ago) WEBBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/21/executive-order-protecting-worker-health-and-safety/

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Protecting Health Care Workers Who Care for and Protect All of Us

(6 days ago) WEBThe effects of violence against health care workers extend far beyond their physical injuries. Workplace violence can disrupt and delay care in hospitals, demoralize …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2023-09-15-protecting-health-care-workers-who-care-and-protect-all-us

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Protecting Health-care Workers: A Summary of Laws in …

(4 days ago) WEBA handful of states have enacted laws requiring health-care employers to implement workplace-violence programs. 1 Other states have responded by increasing the criminal penalty for violence against health-care …

https://www.phyins.com/magazine/protecting-health-care-workers-summary-laws-our-members-states

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Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But …

(2 days ago) WEBFifteen months into the pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a mandatory workplace safety rule aimed at protecting workers from COVID-19. But it only applies to

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/10/1005036698/federal-covid-workplace-safety-rules-finally-here-but-only-for-health-care-worke

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Keeping Healthcare Workers Safe Through Policy Initiatives

(3 days ago) WEBIn states where protection laws were already in place for some healthcare workers, many bills were filed to expand the professionals covered by the laws. In …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9872494/

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Violence Against Health Care Workers: Legislative …

(8 days ago) WEBSimilarly, few of these laws push for prosecution. In many states, it is a felony to assault a police officer, paramedic, or EMT. Physicians, nurses, and other health care workers are not afforded …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/05/violence-against-health-care-workers/

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Safe Patient Handling Laws and Programs for Health …

(2 days ago) WEBCongress did act on this matter in December 2015, introducing in both the House [19] and the Senate [20] the Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2015, which “requires the Department of Labor to …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/safe-patient-handling-laws-and-programs-health-care-workers/2016-04

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Guidelines for Protecting the Safety and Health of …

(Just Now) WEBThe purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91596) is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for every working man and woman in the Nation and to preserve our …

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/88-119/default.html

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New State Law Requirements For Health Care Worker Protections …

(9 days ago) WEBThe purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems about legislation enacted in the 2021 legislative session requiring additional worker …

https://www.wsha.org/articles/new-state-law-requirements-for-health-care-worker-protections-during-a-declared-state-of-emergency/

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Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act

(5 days ago) WEBMany workers in the health care industry are referred to as independent contractors, e.g., because they are placed through temporary or staffing agencies. …

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/health-care-workers-and-americans-disabilities-act

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What is your state doing to protect healthcare workers who are

(5 days ago) WEBStates with established laws or pending bills to increase criminal penalties for violence committed or threatened against healthcare workers. These laws commonly …

https://healthexec.com/topics/patient-care/care-delivery/what-your-state-doing-protect-healthcare-workers-who-are-potentially-harms-way-every-day

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COVID-19 - Control and Prevention - Healthcare Workers and …

(Just Now) WEBThis section provides guidance for healthcare workers and employers. This guidance supplements the general interim guidance for workers and employers of workers at …

https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/control-prevention/healthcare-workers

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AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in …

(9 days ago) WEBSep 12, 2023 - 03:31 PM. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Sept. 12 introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, AHA-supported …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-09-12-aha-supported-bill-protect-health-care-workers-introduced-senate

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Healthcare Workers Across NY Demand State Department of …

(6 days ago) WEB“Workers safety and high patient safety go hand in hand” said Assembly Member Karines Reyes, R.N., Chair of the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Workplace …

https://www.1199seiu.org/media-center/healthcare-workers-across-ny-demand-state-department-health-address-critical-staffing-levels-hospitals-now-enforcing-2021-safe-s

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Governor Whitmer Signs Bills Protecting Health Care Workers on …

(4 days ago) WEBLANSING, Mich.—. Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bipartisan bills to better protect health care workers on the job and incentivize more …

https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2023/12/06/governor-whitmer-signs-bills-protecting-health-care-workers-on-the-job

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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) WEBOCR disability discrimination protections. Final Rule advances equity and bolsters protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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Guide for Healthcare Workers Serving Individuals

(3 days ago) WEBrole at the health care facility and tell them when you are leaving. 3. SPEAK TO THE PATIENT DIRECTLY Communicate directly to the patient using their preferred method. …

https://nj.gov/humanservices/library/slides/Guide%20for%20Healthcare%20Workers%20Serving%20Individuals%20-%20Text%20PDF.pdf

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Health Care Law Monthly - Alston & Bird

(2 days ago) WEBHEALTH CARE LAW MONTHLY welcomes your comments and opinions. Please direct all correspondence and editorial questions to: Adriana Scior-tino, LexisNexis Matthew …

https://www.alston.com/-/media/files/insights/publications/2012/10/searches-of-hospital-patients-their-rooms-and--bel/files/hcmonthlyoct2012burnette/fileattachment/hcmonthlyoct2012burnette.pdf

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(5 days ago) WEBNORTH BERGEN, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hackensack Meridian Health …

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region2/09112020

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U.S. Department of Labor Cites Hackensack Meridian Health in …

(7 days ago) WEBNORTH BERGEN, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hackensack Meridian Health …

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200911-0

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget - California …

(7 days ago) WEBWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Governor’s revised budget proposal closes both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget shortfall and next year’s projected …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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AHA supports bipartisan bill to protect health care workers from

(Just Now) WEBApr 19, 2023 - 04:07 PM. AHA today applauded the reintroduction of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584), bipartisan legislation that would …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-04-19-aha-supports-bipartisan-bill-protect-health-care-workers-violence

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Big Data: Latest Articles, News & Trends TechRepublic

(4 days ago) WEBBig Data Big Data Tableau Review: Features, Pricing, Pros and Cons . Tableau has three pricing tiers that cater to all kinds of data teams, with capabilities like …

https://www.techrepublic.com/topic/big-data/

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Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for …

(7 days ago) WEBHospitals, health systems and their employees have expressed a strong interest in the enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2023-04-19-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative-response

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