Massachusetts Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering with Liquid Morphine
A registered nurse pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester in connection with tampering with morphine prescribed to a nursing home resident in her care.…
Court Orders Home Care Agency to Pay More Than $4.5M in Back Wages, Damages to 503 Workers
A federal court has ordered an Upper Darby home healthcare agency to pay $4,544,872 in back wages and liquidated damages after US Department of Labor…
New Jersey Doctor Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Fraud
A federal jury convicted a New Jersey rheumatologist for defrauding Medicare and other health insurance programs by billing for services that patients never received. According…
New Jersey Healthcare Company Settles with EEOC for ADA Violation
A New Jersey Healthcare Service Company who withdrew a job offer over a pregnancy related medical condition has agreed to pay $77,550 and other relief…
Iowa nursing home settles lawsuit over dehydrated 87-year-old woman’s death
A Buffalo Center nursing home ordered to pay $6 million in a lawsuit filed over the death of an elderly resident has settled a second lawsuit for an…
MI AG’s Sentinel Project Leads to Charges against Unlicensed Nurse
An investigation by the Department of Attorney General’s Sentinel Project has led to its first criminal case — a felony charge against a nurse for…
Survey: CNAs Cite Low Wages, Burnout, Lack of Respect as Key Contributors to Staffing Crisis
The biggest challenge to Certified Nursing Assistants’ (CNAs) jobs is the impact of the current staffing shortage, according to the results of a new survey…
US DOL Finds Employer’s Pay Practices Denied 119 Ohio Healthcare Workers $603K in Overtime Back Wages
Home healthcare workers assist their clients with daily living tasks and even stay overnight at their homes to provide around-the-clock care. Despite their essential labor,…
Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay Nearly $234 Million to Resolve Allegations Related to Price Increases
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), has agreed to pay $233,707,865 as part of a…
Long Island Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicare Billing Fraud Scheme
Morris Barnard, a medical doctor practicing in Great Neck, New York, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud in connection with billing Medicare for millions of dollars…