Articles Tagged With 'California'
Troubled Nurses Skip from State to State Under Compact
A 24-state compact created to help get nurses to areas where they are needed most has provided cover to nurses with a record of misconduct.
California Eyes Discipline for 2,000 Nurses Sanctioned by Other States
After a ProPublica-LA Times investigation, regulators found 3,500 nurses with clean California licenses had been punished for misconduct in other states.
Investigations You Need to Read: Monday
Today's accountability news: The Wall Street Journal reports that since 2008, the company that operated the drilling rig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico has been the subject of about 75 percent of all federal safety investigations.
Schwarzenegger Loses Bid to Fix Oversight of Health Care Professionals
A bill that would have standardized the disciplinary process for California's 1 million licensed health care professionals died in a legislative committee.
Unions Take Fire at Bill to Revamp California Health Care Oversight
Labor unions representing California nurses are attacking key parts of a bill that would overhaul the state’s system for investigating and disciplining health workers accused of misconduct.
Calif. Workers Retire With Hefty Cash Payouts for Unused Vacation
State employees routinely cash out more vacation time than allowed, costing California millions.
A Fuzzy Definition of ‘Home’ Proves Lucrative for Calif. Lawmakers
A tax-free expense allowance gives a lift to legislators in Sacramento, even if that's where they live.
Boeing Reaps Stimulus Millions to Clean Up Site It Was Fined for Polluting
After being cited for discharging toxic wastewater in California, Boeing gets a no-bid contract to clean up other pollution there.
Schwarzenegger’s Budget Calls for Increased Policing of Health Care Workers
Despite cuts across the state government, the California governor requests money to add 107 people to the staff investigating health professionals.
Calif. Board Reinstates Doctor’s License With Fatal Results
An ob-gyn who had already lost his license once is now accused of negligence in a death during an abortion.
The Rise and Fall of ‘Notorious’ San Francisco Landlords
A family that controlled large numbers of San Francisco rental properties reportedly strong-armed longtime tenants out of their apartments and raised rents across the city, a magazine reports, but their empire is now in decline.
After Donor’s Letter, Sen. Feinstein Supports Study That Could Delay Fish-Protection Plan
After a corporate farmer in California objects to a plan to curtail irrigation pumping, the senator persuades the administration to reconsider.
A ‘Crazy’ Way for an Industry to Operate
There's no simple way for a hospital or temp agency to find out if a nurse it might hire has caused problems elsewhere in the United States.
Temp Firms a Magnet for Unfit Nurses
Emboldened by a chronic nursing shortage and scant regulation, temp nursing firms vie for their share of a free-wheeling, $4-billion industry. Some have become havens for nurses who hopscotch from place to place to avoid the consequences of their misconduct.
Criticism of the Jobs Summit, Even Before It Starts
Many people have ideas about creating jobs, but they don't all have a seat at the table.
Money on Top of Money
With one federal grant still waiting to be used up, California's unemployment system gets another.
