Texas Nursing Home Fires Employees after Video Shows Elderly Resident Being Abused
At least two employees of a Texas City nursing home have been fired after a video showed an 87-year-old resident being hit, kicked and dragged…
Home Healthcare Company Agrees to Pay $10,000 to Resolve ADA Allegations
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced on October 5, 2022, that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin had reached a…
Court Orders Chesapeake Healthcare Company to Pay $703K in Overtime Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment to recover $703,609 in back wages and liquidated damages for 38 employees denied overtime pay…
MA AG Secures $430K from Home Health Agency to Resolve Fraudulent Billing Allegations
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office has reached a $430,000 settlement with a Springfield-based home healthcare company and its CEO to resolve allegations…
Iowa Nursing Home Resident Suffocated Due to Grab Bar Entrapment
An Iowa nursing home was cited for placing its residents in immediate jeopardy after a resident became wedged between a bed and a grab bar…
Wisconsin In-Home Caregiving Service Agrees to Pay $10,000 to Resolve ADA Allegations
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad announced on October 5, 2022, that the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin had reached a…
Health System Subsidiary Agrees to Pay over $130K to Resolve Allegations That It Improperly Retained Overpayments
Statesville-based Iredell Physician Network, LLC (IPN) has agreed to pay $138,612 to resolve the allegations that it knowingly avoided an obligation to repay money owed…
EEOC Sues Home Healthcare Services Company for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination
A Pennsylvania home healthcare services company violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant and because of her disability, the US Equal…
Former Certified Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion and Healthcare Fraud
Larry J. Goisse, Jr., 38, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of drug diversion and healthcare fraud. In connection…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Two Boston-Area Hospitals
Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., a former nurse, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to diverting opioids from two Boston-area hospitals. In…