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Fixed nurse-to-patient staffing ratios have been an increasingly contentious issue between nurses unions

In another illustration of the risk and proliferation of class action lawsuits against healthcare employers,

In the most recent decision in the rash of wage and hour class and collective actions against healthcare

After more than a year of delays, and a public campaign filled with bitter recriminations and high stakes

Hospitals are not immune from lawsuits by employees asserting violations of the Americans with Disabilities

In the maelstrom of class actions against hospitals for work allegedly performed during meal periods

Littler recently reviewed union election results at hospitals over the last five years.  The attached

The court held that the plaintiffs' presentation of sworn affidavits, memoranda of understanding, payroll

What started as a flurry of class actions against hospitals by a single law firm in the Northeast has

In partnership with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), beginning in 2006 nurses brought