In the past five years, there has been an explosion of class action lawsuits brought by employees seeking additional compensation. Now, certain plaintiffs’ law firms are targeting the health care industry. These firms are filing class action suits against hospital systems and other health care organizations and seek to exploit some of the operational issues unique to the industry.
Foley attorneys Daniel A. Kaplan, Mark J. Neuberger, and J. Mark Waxman provided an overview of wage and hour law, the unique nature of wage and hour litigation, the type of lawsuits being filed against health care providers, and steps your organization can and should be taking to help you protect yourself from these emerging actions.
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