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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to hide abuse or interfere with investigations by the state police or internal oversight bodies.
The legislation, spurred by a news investigation, allows workers to be barred from health care jobs for obstructing investigations into staff misconduct
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed new legislation allowing workers to be barred from health care jobs if they obstruct investigations into abuse and misconduct.
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The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department, seeks millions in unpaid environmental fines as Gov. Jim Justice begins his campaign for the U.S. Senate.