PUGH v. EVERGREEN HOSP. MEDICAL CENTER

No. 68651-8-I.

312 P.3d 665 (2013)

177 Wn. App. 363

Debra PUGH, Aaron Bowman and Floann Bautista on their own behalf and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Respondents, v. EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER a/k/a King County Public Hospital District No. 2, Appellant, Washington State Nurses Association, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Scott Fitzgerald , EvergreenHealth, Kirkland, WA, John James White Jr. , Kevin Blair Hansen , Livengood Fitzgerald & Alskog, Kirkland, WA, for Appellant.

Carson Glickman-Flora , David Charles Campbell , Schwerin Campbell Barnard & Iglitzin LLP, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

David Elliot Breskin , Daniel Foster Johnson , Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 A union has standing to sue in its associational capacity for injunctive relief and back pay for missed rest breaks incurred by its members when, as here, damages can be established without requiring the participation of the individual union members. Thus, the trial court erred by invalidating a settlement agreement between the union and the employer based on the union's lack of standing. Accordingly, we reverse.

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