Attorney General Issues Citation and Fine Against Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital for Failure to Keep Accurate Time Records of Nurses Who Worked Through Meal Breaks
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the registered nurses at Beth Israel Lahey Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH) continue to engage in efforts to address longstanding concerns about the lack of staff and resources to ensure safe working conditions and quality patient care, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office has stepped in to issue a citation and fine against the employer for a manifestation of that situation.
- The AG's office issued a citation and fine totaling $7,500 last week against AJH for violations of Mass.
- General Law (MGL) ch 149, sections 15 and 19(3), "Failure to keep true and accurate payroll records from 8/14/2022 to 11/3/2023".
- To try to document this we have: a) Distributed missed meal break log forms in break rooms and nurses stations.
- Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.