Among the reasons dangerous employees’ reputations often don’t catch up with them, according to USA Today: “Laws that strictly limit what employers can ask applicants, including about arrests. In California, workers are entitled to triple damages if they prove a misrepresentation by a former employer cost them a job offer.” The paper weighs in with an editorial recommending stronger laws shielding employers from being sued over candid references (“How dangerous employees continue to get new jobs”, Mar. 22)(see Mar. 3 and links from there).
Nurse Cullen’s references, again
Among the reasons dangerous employees’ reputations often don’t catch up with them, according to USA Today: “Laws that strictly limit what employers can ask applicants, including about arrests. In California, workers are entitled to triple damages if they prove a misrepresentation by a former employer cost them a job offer.” The paper weighs in with […]
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Killer nurse: hospitals didn’t share records
“‘What I’m coming to understand is that, short of an actual conviction or revocation of a license, none of that information gets shared,’ said Dr. William Cors, chief medical officer at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J., where Mr. [Charles]…
Nurse Cullen’s references, VI
The notorious killer nurse is back in the news, and Philip K. Howard recalls the background of his crimes:During his 16-year nursing career, Cullen was able to move from one hospital to another – to…