January 18, 2023
A California hospital can't squash Culver City's so-called hazard pay ordinance giving temporary raises to certain workers, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the National Labor Relations Act did not preempt the statute and the law didn't violate the U.S. Constitution.
December 08, 2022
Forthcoming rulings in two federal circuit courts are expected to set precedents on whether certain workers are entitled to COVID-19 hazard pay. Here, Law360 explores the state of hazard pay cases as the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit consider oral arguments.
December 05, 2022
A Ninth Circuit panel struggled Monday with a California hospital's bid to invalidate Culver City's so-called hazard pay ordinance requiring it to give certain workers a temporary raise, questioning how the proposal interfered with any negotiations or existing labor contracts.
December 02, 2022
Over the next week, California attorneys should watch for oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit in a hospital's challenge to a city's COVID-19 hazard pay ordinance. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.
July 25, 2022
A dispute between a California hospital and Culver City over a pandemic hazard pay ordinance continued before the Ninth Circuit as a Service Employees International Union local and the city argued that the statute is not preempted by federal labor law or in violation of the U.S. Constitution.