Protecting Our Frontlines
World Health Day was last week, on April 7, and there couldn’t be a more appropriate time to recognize the work and sacrifices of the healthcare profession across the globe.
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen these men and women run toward danger, working around the clock and putting their own lives on the line to help those affected by COVID-19.
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has created a task force to help ensure these professionals have the personal protection equipment they need and that their hospitals have the resources necessary to respond to a surge in coronavirus patients. The governor has also issued orders easing licensing requirements for healthcare workers to ensure Texas has the medical workforce it needs in the coming weeks.
But there’s an additional layer of protection that we should grant to the men and women on the frontlines of this pandemic: liability protection.
TLR recently joined with the Texas Alliance for Patient Access, Texas Medical Association, Texas Hospital Association and others to request that Gov. Abbott issue an executive order providing liability protection during the declared disaster for physicians and other healthcare providers.
“These healthcare professionals are literally risking their lives to care for Texans suffering from a lethal virus. At the same time, plaintiff attorneys are already advertising for clients to file lawsuits related to the healthcare industry’s response to the virus. The citizens of Texas cannot reasonably expect healthcare professionals to work under the threat of both death and litigation. Under these circumstances, it would be entirely reasonable for healthcare workers to ignore—rather than answer—the call to service, leaving Texans without necessary care during a time of crisis.”
With these extraordinary circumstances, and with all that we are asking of our medical professionals, it is critical we assure these individuals they will not face a lawsuit unless their conduct was reckless or they engaged in intentional, wanton or willful misconduct.
Additionally, given the fluidness of this situation, we also believe COVID-19-related healthcare lawsuits should be postponed until after the crisis to allow the industry to continue providing the critical care Texans need right now.
Healthcare professionals are going above and beyond the call of duty to help their fellow Texans in the face of this pandemic. It is the least we can do to protect them from the added stress of an unnecessary lawsuit at this time.
OP-ED: “As a small business owner in Bakersfield, I know firsthand how desperate the California small business community is to catch a break during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has already gone on longer than anyone expected, but instead of receiving help from our state leaders in Sacramento, we are left to suffer needlessly with no end in sight.” Read and share: bit.ly/3BOMVQO
bit.ly
As a small business owner in Bakersfield, I know firsthand how desperate the California small business community is to catch a break during the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has already gone on lon...OP-ED: Texas policymakers must allow Texas employers to decide their own best practices to maintain workplace health and safety. To do otherwise would establish a concerning precedent of state interference into determining what workforce health and safety policies are best, without regard for a particular industry’s needs or the differences in manufacturing work environments. Read and share: bit.ly/3pbp22j
bit.ly
The Texas economy is strong because policymakers trust employers to run their businesses in ways that grow jobs and maintain a productive workforce. A healthy workforce results in a more productive wo...Texans for Lawsuit Reform And if you dont intervene, freedom suffers another blow and socialism gains a firmer foothold because businesses have shown, regardless of need or difference of environment, they are more than willing to violate an individual’s freedom and restrict their ability to work.
Republicans in the Texas Legislature face an uphill battle as they try to pass a bill exempting most of the state’s workforce from vaccine requirements enacted by their employers. In another sign of trouble, Texans for Lawsuit Reform came out against one of the bills ordered up by Abbott, House Bill 155, which the Texas House State Affairs Committee considered Wednesday. Read and share: bit.ly/3jfBsCK
Opposition grows as Texas Republicans try to upend vaccine mandates - Texans for Lawsuit Reform
bit.ly
Republicans in the Texas Legislature face an uphill battle as they try to pass a bill exempting most of the state’s workforce from vaccine requirements enacted by their employers. For one, Republica...
OP-ED: “I know firsthand how desperate the small business community is to catch a break during the #COVID19 pandemic. Instead of receiving help from our state leaders in Sacramento, we are left to suffer needlessly with no end in sight.” Read & RT: https://bit.ly/3BOMVQO
Since TLR’s founding, our supporters have made their voices heard at the Capitol by phone, e-mail & personal visits on every issue that affects a healthy civil justice system. Make your voice heard & get involved with TLR today!
Get Involved - Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Texans for Lawsuit Reform has thousands of supporters from across Texas who are committed to a fair and balanced civil justice system.
bit.ly
OP-ED: Texas policymakers must allow Texas employers to decide their own best practices to maintain workplace health and safety. To do otherwise would establish a concerning precedent. Read & RT: #tortreform
Commentary: Texas employers need flexibility to maintain workplace safety - Texans for Lawsuit Reform
The Texas economy is strong because policymakers trust employers to run their businesses in ways that grow jobs and maintain a productive workforce. A...
bit.ly
