A Great Barrington man claims a national addiction treatment program with offices in Pittsfield and Cummington failed to take steps to safeguard him and fellow staff members, as well as
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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.