Huntington Memorial Hospital v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MALLANO, J. —
Most of the nurses at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, work 12-hour shifts. Under state law, the hospital must pay its nurses one and one-half times their regular rate of pay when they work in excess of eight hours in one day. It must pay double time for work that exceeds 12 hours in one day.
In addition to overtime compensation, the hospital pays a “short-shift differential” when a 12-hour nurse works fewer than 10 hours in one day. In that event, the nurse earns an extra sum, about $4.00, for each hour worked. If a nurse works 10 hours or more, the…
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