WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASS'N v. SACRED HEART MEDICAL

No. 29366-1-III.

258 P.3d 96 (2011)

163 Wn. App. 272

WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION, on behalf of certain of the employees it represents, and Vivian Mae Hill, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Respondents, v. SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

August 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Lee Lehmann , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Bellevue, WA, Michael John Killeen , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

David Charles Campbell , Schwerin Campbell Barnard & Iglitzin LLP, Carson Glickman-Flora , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Timothy J. O'Connell , Karin Dwelle Jones , Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Hospital Associ., Multicare Health System, and Franciscan Health System.


SIDDOWAY, J.

¶ 1 Employers in Washington are required by state law to pay a minimum wage and to pay overtime at time and one half. These rights are not subject to negotiation or collective bargaining. Here, the Washington State Nurses Association and one of its members (collectively Nurses) sued their employer hospital for violation of Washington's Minimum Wage Act (MWA)1 based on the way...

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