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Health Care Industry Under Attack for Independent Contractor Misclassification: July 2025 IC Legal News Update

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Unless you were in the health care industry, July 2025 was a relatively slow month for judicial developments in the law of independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance. Only two significant IC cases came to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Washington Healthcare Company Ordered to Pay Workers Almost $100M for Missed Meal Breaks, Unpaid Time

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Last week, a Washington healthcare company was ordered to pay 33,000 workers $98.3 million in damages in a class action related to its meal break and timeclock rounding practices. The vast majority of the awarded damages...more

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Coming In 2024: Proposed New Employment Laws Affecting California Employers

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As with every new year, California employers may face an abundance of new laws that will regulate the workplace in 2024. Governor Newsom has until October 14, 2023 to approve or veto the bills discussed below. Unless...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Wage and hour issues that frequently arise in the health care setting

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Given the unique characteristics of the health care space, wage and hour compliance can be particularly challenging for health care employers. Round-the-clock operations, staffing shortages and patient demands can create an...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: December 2018

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This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more

Nossaman LLP

Mealtime Waiver Decision is Good News for California Healthcare Employers Hungry for Clarity

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In a rare move, the California Court of Appeal reversed itself and validated a California hospital’s policy of allowing healthcare workers to waive an otherwise mandatory second meal period on shifts longer than 12 hours. In...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Once a Waiver, Always a Waiver: Employee’s Agreement to Waive Meal Break Cannot Be Revoked

In Palacio v. Jan & Gail’s Care Homes, Inc. (Ct. of Appeal F070861), published December 7, 2015, the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate Court ruled against a health care worker who sued to recover penalties for meal...more

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