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TexasTowelie

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Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:41 AM Aug 2016

Arbitrator: State placed employee on leave and ‘forgot about him’

A controversial whistle-blowing investigator for the state Office of Medicaid Inspector General has been reinstated by a labor arbitrator who says higher-ups at the agency placed him on suspension in 2012 and forgot about him. That was until 2015 when Harvey Brody inquired about his status. Later that year they moved him from being on paid suspension to unpaid suspension, contending he violated health privacy laws regarding Medicaid recipients.

But that appears to be as far as the state went.

“It did nothing to further investigate; its referral to the appropriate State or Federal agencies was minimal at best,” union-management arbitrator Ira Lobel said in his Aug 11 decision reinstating Brody with pay (an estimated $100,000 when one adds in the longevity bonuses, unused sick and vacation as well as professional training time on top of his roughly $65,000 salary).

“Based on the testimony, it appears OMIG simply placed Brody on leave and forgot about him.”

Read more: http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/266658/arbitrator-state-placed-employee-on-leave-and-forgot-about-him/

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Arbitrator: State placed employee on leave and ‘forgot about him’ (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2016 OP
It's tough, getting between taxpayers and people who are trying to take their money. jtuck004 Aug 2016 #1
lesson learned,do not inquired about status it's better than being broke exalted circles Aug 2016 #2
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
1. It's tough, getting between taxpayers and people who are trying to take their money.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:19 AM
Aug 2016


"Albany County’s Conners agreed that state investigative units like OMIG often feel constrained. Buffeted between their bosses and powerful, often well connected health care providers, they can be caught in the middle of often-complicated billing disputes."

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