Need advice on Wrongful work practices in Mass.

[maah]

I work for a Rehab/ Long term care facility that is ran by a big corporate well known facility. My co-workers and myself need some advice and/or help with a problem. We are getting more and more paperwork that must be done. As of right now it takes us approx. 4hrs to do the minor paper work. We also must care for our patients, by giving out meds, treatments, etc. Our administrative staff are of no help either due to they are also continuously receiving more paperwork also, or their job requirements are continually increasing also. We are not allowed to do overtime, if we do we must punch out and leave early the next day. Our patient care is being affected. If we don't finish the paperwork we are putting our jobs and licenses on the line, but if we finish the work we face being fired or getting a written warning. The administrator is receiving bonuses for keeping our facility at full census and no overtime by any staff members, no matter what dept. they are in. We are all in fear of our licenses and our jobs. There has been harassment going on there, by some supervisory staff. the harassment has been reported to the administrative staff but nothing has happened. A lot of staff is just leaving. We need help for our Patients sake. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

((HUGS)) sadly the paper work in required...and not in violation of any law. I would give a call to the MNA and see if they can give you direction.

https://www.massnurses.org/about-mna/contact-us

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Keep on clocking out and leaving on time, or if they want you to leave early your next shift after clocking out for overtime, pretty soon you'll accumulate enough hours that you'll be entitled to a whole extra day off! :) And of course we know they won't like that, so you will contact the MA Atty General Office for complaints to the Wages and Hours folks:

http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-business-in-massachusetts/labor-laws-and-public-construction/wage-and-hour/

Massachusetts laws provides a minimum set of standards for when, how and how much employees must be paid. If you believe that these laws are not being complied with, please file a Non-payment of Wages Complaint form or call the office at [phone].

You should also call the MA dept of public health, because they license the place.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

250 Washington Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

617-624-6000

Email form at

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/contact-us-dph.html

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

The MA Attorney General actually takes these complaints pretty seriously. I filed one a few years ago and someone called me back pretty fast.