California Court of Appeals Reverses Original Decision Regarding Meal Period Waivers for Healthcare Workers

By Melinda Garcia | Published April 11, 2017 | Posted in Business, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Healthcare Workers, Wage & Hour | Tagged Tags: Business, Employment, Healthcare Worker, Labor law, Wage & Hour | Leave a comment

On October 5, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill confirming that hospital employees and other employees in the healthcare industry can continue to waive one of their two meal periods. Healthcare workers that work 12 or more hours in a given day are entitled to two meals, but they have an Read More

The Healthcare Workforce in California

By Tod C. Gurney | Published June 22, 2016 | Posted in Business, Employment Issues, Employment Law, Healthcare Workers, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Business, employee, employer, Employment, Healthcare Worker, Labor law | Leave a comment

In the town of Chico, California, a local hospital has demanded change as a result of their failing union. The healthcare workers, expressing their grievances towards the union system at their place of work, have left and moved to a rivaling union group in hopes of a more democratic system. They seek to raise Read More

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