August 14, 2012
A California federal court on Monday remanded a proposed class action alleging hospital network Dignity Health had failed to provide nurses meal and rest breaks, finding the plaintiffs' claims were based on state-law rights and wouldn't require any interpretation of their collective bargaining agreement.
August 13, 2012
Hospital network Dignity Health told a California federal judge on Monday that the California Supreme Court's recent Brinker decision dooms a proposed class of nurses who claim they couldn't take meal and rest breaks, saying the company never pressured employees to skip breaks.