Posted on 10/16/2014 6:29:06 PM PDT by TigerClaws
An emergency room nurse who treated a fellow nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in Dallas is taking time off and retained a noted Fort Lauderdale plaintiffs firm rather than return to work.
Briana Aguirre, 30, contacted Robert W. Kelley of the Kelley/Uustal firm after concluding Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was not adequately protecting staff from the lethal virus, Kelley said.
With Kelley by her side, Aguirre was interviewed Thursday by Matt Lauer of NBC's "Today Show." She told Lauer the biohazard outfits given to nurses left a 3-inch gap below the chin that potentially allowed contaminated fluid to travel to the mouth and nose.
Read more: http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202673599178/Nurse-at-Dallas-Ebola-Hospital-Hires-Fort-Lauderdale-Lawyer#ixzz3GMT1faNf
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You mean it wouldn’t be considered workers’ compensation??? Of course they have workers’ comp or what exactly do they have in Texas?
Okay, so this is now more of an EEOC type possibility. This would go under wrongful termination. It’s not about if she gets sick or not. Getting the attorney shields her from being fired for misconduct or failing to return.
This is a right to know and OSHA case. Workers Compensation will be if they get sick
At this point I think all lawsuits are tacky.
So OSHA and wrongful termination claim if they tried to fire her and it appears that Presby is a ghost town now.
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