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Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law

Nov. 3, 2021

Combatting the rise in wage and hour and PAGA litigation in the health care industry

California courts have continued to issue groundbreaking wage and hour decisions that have dramatically changed the legal landscape for health care employers within the state. This article will address the most significant issues employers in the health care industry currently face and provide strategies to minimize legal exposure.

Dawn M. Irizarry

Partner
CDF Labor Law LLP

Phone: (213) 612-6300

Email: dirizarry@cdflaborlaw.com

Dawn is chair of the firm's Health care Practice Group. She has focused her practice on counseling and defending businesses in labor and employment matters for over 15 years. In particular, Dawn has defended many health care institutions against claims of sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, failure to accommodate and other employment-related disputes before federal and state courts.

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Amy S. Williams

Partner
CDF Labor Law LLP

Phone: (949) 622-1661

Email: awilliams@cdflaborlaw.com

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

Amy represents local, regional and national employers in all aspects of California employment law and related litigation. Her practice has a special emphasis on aggressively defending wage and hour class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits. Amy successfully manages and defends sophisticated and complex employment litigation matters using cutting-edge and creative defense strategies and has a significant number of health care-related clients.

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California courts have continued to issue groundbreaking wage and hour decisions that have dramatically changed the legal landscape for health care employers within the state. This article will address the most significant issues employers in the health care industry currently face and provide strategies to minimize legal exposure.

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