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Attorneys General Announce Settlement over Training Nurses

Amid multiple state investigations, HCA group agreed to a $2.9 million settlement covering California, Nevada and Colorado, resolving state investigations into forced training repayment.
The Training Repayment Agreement Provisions obliged new nurses to reimburse training expenses within two years, highlighting the policy that prompted state scrutiny.
Each Nevada nurse is set to receive about $75,776 under the agreement, and Nevada will collect $786,500 in penalties, as the settlement states.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said the forced debt violated laws and hindered nurses’ early careers, while Rob Bonta argued workers shouldn’t be trapped by employer-imposed debt.
Amid broader scrutiny, HCA was found to have violated consumer protection laws, while it operates 186 hospitals across 20 states and the United Kingdom.

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Attorneys general announce settlement over training nurses - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) — One of the nation’s largest hospital systems has decided to settle after investigations by Nevada, California and Colorado determined it was forcing new nurses to repay training costs if they left the company within two years. The company, called HCA, was found to have violated state-level consumer protection laws, with possible federal consumer financial protection law violations as well. The for-profit hospital system set…

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