Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content
Upper link For Anonymous users

Log in

Upper link

Advanced Search

Upper link

View Cart

Upper link

Contact Us

Upper link

Web Training Area

Labor

Overview

Labor

CHA believes that patients, employees, hospitals/health systems and the public are best served when management and employees work directly with each other. If employees of an organization vote to be represented by a third party in a lawful election, it is the management's responsibility to work with the elected representative in accordance with applicable laws.

While federal law generally governs labor relations of private employers, state law may touch on some issues, such as property rights. For public employers, California state law takes precedence. Thus, it is important to keep abreast of developments at both state and federal levels to ensure compliance.

CHA believes that patients, employees, hospitals/health systems and the public are best served when management and employees work directly with each other. If employees of an organization vote to be represented by a third party in a lawful election, it is the management’s responsibility to work with the elected representative in accordance with applicable laws.

While federal law generally governs labor relations of private employers, state law may touch on some issues, such as property rights. For public employers, California state law takes precedence. Thus, it is important to keep abreast of developments at both state and federal levels to ensure compliance.

CHA News Article

2018 CHA Labor and Employment Seminar Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for CHA’s 2018 Labor and Employment seminar, to be held Oct. 22 in Sacramento and Oct. 25 in Costa Mesa. CHA members working in human resources, legal counsel or risk management departments are invited to attend. During the seminar, employment attorneys Jeff Berman and Christian Rowley will explore the use of arbitration agreements in hospital settings. A panel presentation by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing staff counsel Martha Gomez and Jeanette Hawn, with employment attorney Muira Mishra, will share hospitals’ experiences implementing recent transgender identity expression regulations and discuss case developments related to LGBTQ issues in the hospital environment. Gail Blanchard-Saiger, CHA’s vice president and in-house counsel, will conclude the seminar with a legislative and regulatory update for 2018-19.

For the full agenda and to register, go to www.calhospital.org/labor-employment. 

CHA News Article

Labor and Employment Law Seminar Features Important Case Law Developments
Oct. 22 in Sacramento, Oct. 25 in Costa Mesa

To help members stay abreast of California’s constantly changing employment environment, CHA’s upcoming Labor and Employment Law Seminar will feature legal analysis of recent developments. Attorney Richard Simmons, partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, will​ provide up-to-date information on recent case law developments including what the JANUS decision means in California, how lump sum bonuses impact the overtime rate and what the new independent contractor test means for health care. Later in the seminar, Ingrid Cobb, assistant general counsel for Torrance Medical Center, will use real case examples to provide practical tips for avoiding employment litigation.

For the full agenda and to register, visit www.calhospital.org/labor-employment.

Education event For Members

Labor & Employment Law Seminar
Best practices to avoid litigation, evaluating the use of arbitration agreements, implementing transgender regulations, legislative updates

October 22, Sacramento
October 25, Costa Mesa

CHA’s 2018 Labor and Employment Law Seminar covers a broad array of topics designed to help you understand the changing landscape and assist you in developing a compliance strategy. The information will be presented by experts, including health care labor and employment attorneys, Department of Fair Employment and Housing legal staff and in-house counsel.

CHA News Article For Members

CDPH Extends Deadline for Health Care Professionals to Update Personal Information
New deadline is May 21

As previously reported, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been ordered to release the names and personal addresses of all licensed certified nursing assistants, home health aides, hemodialysis technicians and nursing home administrators. The order resulted from a Public Records Act request filed by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) in April 2017. After CDPH refused to provide the requested information, SEIU-UHW filed a writ, seeking an order compelling CDPH to release the information. In a March 2018 order, the Superior Court granted SEIU-UHW’s writ. 

CDPH was originally poised to release the licensee contact information on May 15, but the CDPH website currently indicates that it intends to release the information on May 22. CDPH invites impacted licensees to submit a change of address by May 21 if they do not wish their home address to be disclosed.   

Commands