Southern California Healthcare System, Inc. et al v. City of Culver City et al

  1. January 20, 2022

    Calif. City Beats Challenge To COVID Hazard Pay Law

    A California city ordinance boosting hospital workers' pay for a period during the COVID-19 pandemic was neither discriminatory nor unlawful, a federal judge ruled, dismissing a health system's lawsuit challenging the law. 

  2. October 05, 2021

    Calif. Hero Pay Law Subverts Bargaining, Hospital Says

    A California health system defended its federal suit challenging a city ordinance boosting hospital workers' pay for a period during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it viably alleged Culver City intruded on federal labor law by superseding its union agreement.

  3. September 23, 2021

    Calif. City Wants Challenge To Hazard Pay Ordinance Tossed

    Culver City, California, urged a federal judge to dismiss a health system's challenge to an ordinance boosting hospital workers' pay for a period during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the measure neither intrudes on federal labor law nor violates the U.S. Constitution.

  4. July 23, 2021

    Calif. Hospital Loses Bid To Block Virus Hazard Pay Law

    A California federal judge declined Friday to block Culver City from implementing an ordinance requiring hazard pay for hospital employees for a period during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the hospital challenging the ordinance has a weak case.

  5. June 29, 2021

    SEIU Asks To Defend Local Hazard Pay Law It Pushed In Calif.

    A Service Employees International Union unit whose members got a pay boost from a local California hazard pay law asked to defend the measure against a federal lawsuit by the hospital whose workers it represents.

  6. June 29, 2021

    Calif. Hospital Urges Judge To Block Virus Hazard Pay Law

    A California federal judge should block Culver City from implementing an ordinance requiring hazard pay for certain hospital employees who work during the coronavirus pandemic, a hospital urged, saying the law is an unconstitutional attempt to please a political constituent and would cause irreparable harm.

  7. June 22, 2021

    Hospital Says Calif. City's Hazard Pay Law Is Discriminatory

    A California hospital on Tuesday sued the city of Culver City in a challenge to its hazard pay ordinance designed to compensate employees who worked during the coronavirus pandemic, telling a federal court the law is discriminatory because it doesn't affect any other area hospital.