SEIU Sues HCA Over Vaccines
November 1, 2009
A union sued two Las Vegas hospitals Thursday over a policy requiring hospital employees to receive flu shots — or to wear surgical masks in patient areas if they are not vaccinated.
The Service Employees International Union Local 1107 sued Nashville-based Healthcare Corporation of America and two of its Las Vegas hospitals: Sunrise and its Sunrise Children’s Hospital; and Southern Hills Hospital. HCA also owns MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas.
The lawsuit says the company has threatened to discipline employees who fail to abide by the policy, which the union says requires non-vaccinated employees to wear masks except when in cafeterias, break rooms, smoking areas and private offices.