OPERATORS of an Albany hospital have agreed to stop levying fines on nurses recruited from the Philippines and other countries if they left their jobs within three years and return US$90,000 (RM370,000) to seven former nurses, New York Attorney-General Letitia James announced.
The legal agreement ends contractual “repayment” fees for international nurse recruits at Albany Medical Centre, which obligated them to pay up to US$20,000 (RM82,000) if they resigned or were fired before the end of their three-year employment commitment.
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