Press Release-I-96-065, NRC Staff Proposes $8,000 Fine Against VA Medical Center in Philadelphia for Alleged Harrassment of Employee

From kanterella
Revision as of 14:45, 14 July 2019 by StriderTol (talk | contribs) (Created page by program invented by StriderTol)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Press Release-I-96-065, NRC Staff Proposes $8,000 Fine Against VA Medical Center in Philadelphia for Alleged Harrassment of Employee
ML003704674
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/19/1996
From:
Office of Public Affairs Region I
To:
Category:Press Release
References
Press Release-I-96-065
Download: ML003704674 (1)


Text

UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairs,RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19401Phone:610/337-5330Fax:610/337-5241Internet:dps@nrc.govI-96-65September19,1996Contact:DianeScrenciFORIMMEDIATERELEASERogerHannahNRCSTAFFPROPOSES$8,000FINEAGAINSTVAMEDICALCENTERINPHILADELPHIAFORALLEGEDHARRASSMENTOFEMPLOYEETheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasproposedtofinetheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsMedicalCenter(VA)in Philadelphia$8,000forallegedlydiscriminatingagainstan employeewhoraisedsafetyconcerns.InMarch,theactingdistrictdirectoroftheU.S.DepartmentofLabor'sWageandHourDivisioninPhiladelphia foundthattheVAdiscriminatedagainsttheradiationsafety officeratthemedicalcenteraftersheraisedsafetyconcernsto theNRC.TheNRCstaffhasdeterminedthatNRCregulationsprohibitingsuchdiscriminationwereviolated,basedontheLabor Departmentofficial'sdecisionandoninformationprovidedbythe VAduringapredecisionalenforcementconferenceonAugust26.VAhas30dayseithertopaytheproposedfineortorequestinwritingthatpartorallofitbewithdrawn.