New York nurses sue state, hospitals over 'inadequate' COVID-19 protection

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NEW YORK: The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide safety equipment and adopt ...

NEW YORK: The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among its members, highlighting the growing disputes over workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Department of Health said it has taken every step necessary to ensure that healthcare workers have the needed support and supplies. The nurses said the directive violated a state law adopted in March that provided quarantined workers 14 days paid sick leave."We have been instructed to date our N95 respirators and to use the same N95 respirator for a week," said Mary-Lynn Boyts, a nurse at Westchester Medical Center, in an affidavit.

 

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