Changing the last number of the year on the calendar really doesn't make the investigation go any faster. If something had happened Sunday night, would you also say 'second year'?
Couldn't see the italics on my phone or my computer. Maybe an emoji would have helped.
Not sure what you're referring to here, as you don't quote anything. But if you're responding to the comment about news outlets no longer mentioning anything about the injured, I don't really see it as a sad commentary. It really just says there is no news to report. Honestly, why would there be? Unless someone else died from their injuries beyond the known three, I don't think it's really any of the public's business how the injured were doing unless they personally decided to make it the public's business.
I don't think it is reasonable to expect the NTSB to give daily and hourly updates on what they have and have not done so far. They will let the public know when there is something worth sharing.
Agreed. Plus, it's illegal under federal law for hospitals to give out detailed information about the status of their patients, although perhaps that's one of those pesky regulations that the current administration wants to get rid of.
You're correct. My comment was somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
I may be wrong, but I think HIPAA laws (yes, they *are* laws) apply to healthcare providers and no one else.
I have family members who work in healthcare (chaplains, nurses, administrators), and HIPAA applies to them. HIPAA applies to all healthcare providers and personnel, such that patients and/or their guardians have sole control over how their health information is shared. It may even apply to law enforcement and government agencies, too.
After all, he was familiarizing himself with the route, right? Not clear from the article, but he seemed to be a conductor in training as opposed to a functional conductor. In other words, he wasn't in the cab with the duties of having operational control of the train.
Maybe he's suing because of the supposedly bad job of how the training of the crews, including the engineer he was riding with, occurred. If it's true that they did the training only at night and with multiple people in the cab - or worse, in the engine in the back, then that could be his reason for suing.
Actually, it is not odd at all. Amtrak employees are not covered by a standard worker's Compensation system. Since he was injured he can either take his chances and wait to see what the Amtrak claims dept. might "offer" him in compensation for his injuries, or he can grab a lawyer and sue. There is a reason Amtrak employees call being injured "winning the Amtrak lottery"......
It is an old federal law...I want to say FELA?...All the unions have lists of "railroad" lawyers that are familiar with the law and dealing with the railroads. It is the same for freight....
