Minnesota Nurses Association Calls for Allina Health to Take Action to Address Workplace Safety After OSHA Fines

In a December 4, 2024 press release, the Minnesota Nurses Association outlines a series of fines levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Abbott Northwestern Hospital for repeated violations of workplace violence.

The recent OSHA violations span over a 6-month period from December of 2023 to May of 2024, and the OSHA penalty assessed against Allina is $83,600 for alarming levels of workplace violence at the hospital, which has put nurses and other healthcare workers at significant risk. An article on this can be seen at the Minneapolis Star Tribune at https://www.startribune.com/allina-faces-federal-fines-over-hospital-nurses-hurt-by-violence/601191170?utm_source=gift.

See the press release at https://mnnurses.org/category/workplace-violence-prevention-2/. If you are a nurse that requires legal representation for a workplace safety or violence issue, as well as other nursing employment issues, please contact Marlene Garvis to see if we can help.

With a distinguished legal career spanning over 35 years, Marlene Garvis has been involved in nearly all aspects of health care, including being the Chair of the Health Law Practice Group at a Twin Cities law firm, a past President of the Hennepin County Bar Foundation, past President of Minnesota Women Lawyers and a Founding Fellow of the Hennepin County Bar Foundation.

Marlene has been a frequent speaker on health law, health care, nurse licensing and regulatory matters, as well as employment issues for nurses. She is an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline Law School in St. Paul, has been an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and continues to speak to nursing students at St. Catherine University.

Marlene has represented clients in litigation, consultation and administrative proceedings for health care professional licensure, employment litigation, discipline and regulatory proceedings and nurse licensure hearings. To see Marlene's full professional bio, please visit https://www.marlenegarvis.com/marlene-garvis.php.

Marlene is a member of The American Association of Nurse Lawyers, specializing in nurse licensure hearings in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa as well as other legal issues in health care industry.