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Medical Properties gains after confirming deal to sell Healthscope in Australia
Medical Properties Trust to sell Healthscope in Australia to HMC Capital – report
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Cancer Patient Sues Hospital After Ransomware Gang Leaks Her Nude Medical Photos
According to the lawsuit [PDF] filed this week, here’s how one of the patients, identified as “Jane Doe” found out about the data breach — and that LVHN had stored nude images of her on its network in the first place. On March 6, LVHN VP of Compliance Mary Ann LaRock, called Doe and told her that her nude photos had been posted on the hackers’ leak site. “Ms. LaRock offered plaintiff an apology, and with a chuckle, two years of credit monitoring,” the court documents say. In addition to swiping the very sensitive photos, the crooks also made off with everything needed for identity fraud.
According to the lawsuit, LaRock also told Doe that her physical and email addresses, along with date of birth, social security number, health insurance provider, medical diagnosis and treatment information, and lab results were also likely stolen in the breach. “Given that LVHN is and was storing the sensitive information of plaintiff and the class, including nude photographs of plaintiff receiving sensitive cancer treatment, LVHN knew or should have known of the serious risk and harm that could occur from a data breach,” the lawsuit says. It claims LVHN was negligent in its duty to safeguard patients’ sensitive information, and seeks class action status for everyone whose data was exposed with monetary damages to be determined. Pennsylvania attorney Patrick Howard, who is representing Doe and the rest of the plaintiffs in the proposed class action, said he expects the number of patients affected by the breach to be in the “hundreds, if not thousands.”
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Google won’t pay remaining parental or medical leave for laid-off employees
Google is facing pushback from some of its 12,000 laid-off employees. CNBC has learned that over 100 ex-staffers have formed a “Laid off on Leave” group asking Google to pay for the full leaves they were approved to take before the January 20th layoff announcement, including parental, medical and caregiver leave. While the company said in early 2022 that it was extending all parental leave to 18 weeks for full-time staff (24 weeks for birth parents), it told terminated employees that they’d get 16 weeks of severance pay plus two weeks for every added year of employment, with paid time off included.
The group members say the approach has not only impacted their parenting plans (including those who had recently given birth), but has also disrupted healthcare. Some former workers tell CNBC they lost access to Google’s in-house medical care the day they received their layoff notices, denying them access to ongoing in-person treatment. Google has offered virtual doctor’s appointments, but has otherwise asked affected people to find alternatives.
In a statement to Engadget, Google repeated its 16-week severance pay plan and noted that outgoing employees would be eligible for regular salary and stocks for their “60+ day” notice window. Google claims its accommodations for people on leave compare “favorably” with those of other companies.
The affected people are demanding that CEO Sundar Pichai and other management quickly clarify the leave policy. Google is poised to finalize severance terms as soon as March 31st.
Google is far from alone in creating potential issues for workers laid off while on leave. Numerous tech giants have announced mass layoffs in the past several months as they grapple with a tough economy. However, the uproar at Google highlights one of the problems these companies face: they previously promised extensive benefits to attract would-be hires, but now have to reconsider those perks as they cut costs.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-wont-pay-remaining-parental-or-medial-leave-for-laid-off-employees-161713912.html?src=rss
‘Medical gaslighting’ means women in severe pain with endometriosis put off GP visits
UAP Medical Coalition Seeks to Help Medical Professionals Deal with UAP Experiencers – Roswell Daily Record
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