CHAVEZ v. OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSP AT PASCO

No. 94592-6.

415 P.3d 224 (2018)

Judith Q. CHAVEZ, Kathleen Christianson, Oralia Garcia, and Marrietta Jones, individually, and on behalf of all similarly situated registered nurses employed by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at Pasco, d/b/a/ Lourdes Medical Center, Petitioners, v. OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL AT PASCO, d/b/a Lourdes Medical Center and John Serle, individually, and in his capacity as an agent and officer of Lourdes Medical Center, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed April 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Krona Jr. , Attorney at Law, 6509 46th St. NW, Gig Harbor, WA, 98335-7212, James Gerard McGuinness , James G. McGuinness , Aaron M. Streepy , Streepy Law, PLLC, 5030 1st Ave. S Ste. 101, Seattle, WA, 98134-2438 for Petitioners.

Aaron Bass , Attorney at Law, Rebecca Watkins , Sather Byerly & Holloway LLP, 111 Sw 5th Ave. Ste. 1200, Portland, OR, 97204-3613 for Respondents.

Blythe H. Chandler , Toby James Marshall , Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, 936 N 34th St. Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98103-8869, Jeffrey Lowell Needle , Attorney at Law, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1050, Seattle, WA, 98104-1759 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

Jennifer L. Robbins , Danielle Elizabeth Franco-Malone , Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lav, 18 W Mercer St. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98119-3971 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Labor Council.

Timothy Sears , Attorney at Law, 575 Andover Park W Ste. 101, Tukwila, WA, 98188-3348 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Nurses Association.

Carson Flora , Elizabeth Dedrick , SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, 15 S Grady Way Ste. 200, Renton, WA, 98057-3239 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Seiu Healthcare 1199NW.

Sanni M-K Lemonidis , Robblee Detwiler PLLP, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, 98121-2346 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 21.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, James Walter Beck , Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP, 1201 Pacific Ave. Ste. 2100, Tacoma, WA, 98402-4314, Valerie Davis Mcomie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

John James White Jr. , Kevin Blair Hansen , Livengood Alskog, PLLC, PO Box 908, 121 Third Ave., Kirkland, WA, 98083-0908, Timothy J. O'Connell , Stoel Rives LLP, 600 University St. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98101-3197 for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Hospital Association and Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts.


¶ 1 Judith Q. Chavez, Kathleen Christianson, Oralia Garcia, Marrietta Jones, and other registered nurses (nurses) sought class certification in their wage action against their employer, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital at Pasco d/b/a Lourdes Medical Center and John Serle (Lourdes). The trial court denied class certification, and...

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