California’s Industrial Welfare Commission ("IWC") Wage Order 5 and the California Labor Code set forth meal and rest period requirements for non-exempt health care employees, and permit the waiver of a second meal period for...more
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (called “MHS”), an acute care hospital, had a policy for direct care providers that stated “[identification] badge reels may only be branded with [MHS] approved logos or text.” A 2-1...more
Over two years ago, we issued an advisory reporting on the potential litigation firestorm created by Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, 234 Cal. App. 4th 285 (4th App. Div., 2015) (Gerard I) In Gerard I, a...more