Ex-workers file suit against Cummington rehab facility over COVID response CREATAS
The addiction treatment center then known as Swift River, now named the Cummington Inpatient Rehab Center, is shown in 2017. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/6/2021 8:22:35 PM
CUMMINGTON Management at a hilltown addiction treatment center is accused in a lawsuit of firing employees for taking time off after exposure to COVID-19.
The four-count lawsuit, filed April 28 in Hampshire Superior Court, alleges that Vertava Health LLC failed to adequately respond to COVID-19 in its Cummington/Plainfield facility and retaliated against those who took issue with its response.
It also alleges wage theft, claiming that time was deducted from workers’ pay for breaks that were not taken, a count that is open to all current and former workers at the facility similarly situated not just the plaintiffs.
Letter To The Editor: Growing Up Mexican-American In Los Alamos
Potomac, Md.
As a former resident of Los Alamos I read the Los Alamos Daily Post frequently. April 25, 2021, I read with keen interest the letter to the Editor titled “Growing Up As Asian American – The Model Minority Myth” by Olivia Koo.
Ms. Koo touched on a topic of great interest to me, and she presented it eloquently. Her statement “One could say that Los Alamos is a manifestation of the model minority myth” was spot on.
I am Mexican-American. My family moved to Los Alamos Aug. 15, 1943, when I was six years old. When I began the first grade at Central School, when K-12 were all located under one roof, I did not know how to speak English. My father had a better command of English than my mother and myself, which was still limited.
Webinar advises on mental wellbeing at workplace
DUBAI, 2 hours, 55 minutes ago The Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Task Force on Employee Welfare and Wellbeing recently organised a webinar advising businesses on different strategies for identifying mental health problems at workplace. The scope of the webinar included various coping tools, mechanisms and techniques that can support employees dealing with such issues. The webinar, titled Factors Affecting Mental Health at Workplace, Signs and Coping Mechanisms, examined mental health as a major issue affecting nearly every organisation, which has become a lot more prevalent due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies were briefed on how healthy workplace policies such as anti-bullying programs, occupational health and safety measures, peer support, worker-led initiatives and life skills training, have proven to be effective ways to improve mental health among employees and increase their efficiency and productivity.