Locked-out health workers sue Sutter
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The health care union that led a 24-hour strike Wednesday at nine regional hospitals filed a lawsuit Friday against Sutter Health and a recruiting firm that hired replacement workers.
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Health workers plan a one-day strike at 14 hospitals in Northern California owned by Sacramento-based Sutter Health. Up to 7,000 workers represented by the California Nurses Association and
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Legal action is launched over a row about whether a new hospital plans to leave enough space between beds to prevent the spread of infections.
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New evidence casts doubt on charges against a doctor and five nurses accused of deliberately infecting children with H.I.V.
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A group of doctors and the advocacy organization ProEnglish went to court Monday to challenge the federal government&#39;s policy that says doctors, hospitals and clinics risk losing federal funding if they don&#39;t provide translators for patients who speak
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A sheriff's deputy injured while trying to rescue a baby from a burning home has been denied worker's compensation for his medical bills because he was off duty at the time.
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Britain's most controversial fertility doctor is to be sued by patients treated at a clinic that was operating without a licence
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An attorney has sued two of North Carolina&#39;s largest hospitals, saying that they are gouging patients who make too much money to qualify for charity care but don&#39;t make enough to afford health insurance.
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Striking health workers aim for Labour support in their bid to a block the sell-off of the NHS supply agency.
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Politicians are pushing an idea to fight high health costs by shielding employers from the most expensive medical cases.
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A heart patient who had no health insurance is suing Inova Health System, alleging that he was overcharged and subjected to aggressive collection procedures.
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A state class-action lawsuit filed yesterday draws a new industry into the debate over whether workers are independent contractors, who are not entitled to overtime pay and other benefits, or employees, who are: courier services.
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A union representing workers at six Swift &amp; Co. meatpacking plants sued federal immigration authorities Wednesday, alleging agents violated the workers' rights during raids by roughly handling even those not suspected of crimes.
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Ailing ground zero workers are going to court to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care.
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Hospital workers at 10 Sutter Health affiliates in the Bay Area plan to strike Dec. 1 to protest alleged unfair labor practices, unions representing workers announced Friday.
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More than 500 nurses and other public health care workers at the Alameda County Medical Center didn&#39;t report to work Monday to protest plans to cut up to 200 jobs and what union leaders allege are unfair labor practices.
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A firm providing phone and TV services to hospital patients has been accused of pressurising vulnerable people.