Workplace Violence Citations Upheld by Federal Judge

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Workplace Violence Citations Upheld by Federal Judge
A Department of Labor (DOL) administrative law judge, Dennis Phillips, found hospital management companies UHS of Delaware Inc. and Premier Behavioral Health Solutions of Florida Inc. exposed workers to workplace violence and showed bad faith by allowing the destruction of surveillance videos showing instances of workplace violence at a Bradenton, Florida, psychiatric facility. Phillips assessed a $12,934 penalty and ordered UHS and Premier to pay $9,600 in attorneys’ fees as a sanction for the bad-faith destruction of video surveillance evidence.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched an investigation at Suncoast Behavioral Health Center in 2017 after a patient jumped over a nurse’s station and stabbed an employee with a pair of scissors. On April 24, 2018, OSHA issued a citation for a repeat violation of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act’s General Duty Clause for workplace violence following the agency’s investigation into complaints about the Suncoast Behavioral Health Center, which is managed by UHS.

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