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Joe Courtney: “There is a penalty, but it's an after the fact and…”

Featuring: Joe Courtney, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District

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Joe Courtney Discusses Workforce Development and Workplace Violence Prevention with Acting Secretary

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

She was stabbed to death on a home health visit with a very high risk patient. Never should have happened again. OSHA has done an investigation. There is a penalty, but it's an after the fact and relatively meager amount. in terms of the value of a human life that was there. The department's working on workplace violence prevention, OSHA rule. Can you give us an update? (02:07–02:15)

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Asserts that the penalty for the nurse's death was small and issued after the fact.

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