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California court rejects health task exception to personal attendant exemption from overtime
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- May 24 2012
Last week, in Cash v Winn, a California Court of Appeal flatly rejected an exception to the personal attendant exemption from overtime for individuals who provide in-home “health care services.”
Settlement highlights importance of considering state law in assessing employment practices
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- January 27 2012
Last week, in Meeks v. Allen Memorial Hospital, a state court in Iowa approved a $2 million settlement in a race discrimination class action against an Iowa hospital
Wagehour class and collective action against hospital dismissed for failure to allege facts establishing similarly situated class or common issues
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- April 26 2012
In a significant case for healthcare and other employers, a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed, with prejudice, and denied certification of a wage and hour class and collective action at the initial stage of the case, finding that the plaintiffs “failed to allege that this proposed nebulous block of potentially over 4,000 plaintiffs are ‘similarly situated’”
California court holds physician asserting whistleblower claims not required to seek judicial review of decision terminating privileges before suing hospital
- Littler Mendelson
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- USA
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- September 13 2012
A California Court of Appeal has held that physicians whose staff privileges have been terminated can sue the hospital without first seeking judicial review of a termination decision when the physician claims that the decision was in retaliation for his complaints of “suspected unsafe patient care and conditions.”
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- Workarea - Employment & Labor
- Workarea - Healthcare
- Workarea - Litigation
- Jurisdiction - USA
- Firm Name - Littler Mendelson
- Author - Ryan L. Eddings