On Thursday, Kaiser Foundations Health Plan of the Northwest filed to remove the case of Castellanos v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest to the District of Oregon from Oregon state court.
The plaintiff, Emily Castellanos, filed the original complaint in the Circuit Court of Oregon for Marion County against Kaiser Foundation Health alleging wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation. Subsequently, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint and added a breach of contract claim against the exclusive certified bargaining representative for employees working at Kaiser, Service Employees International Union Local 49.
According to the complaint, Kaiser Foundation Health is an Oregon nonprofit corporation that operates the North Lancaster Medical Office located in Marion County, Oregon. The complaint further states Emily Castellenos worked for the defendant for four years as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the North Lancaster Medical Office until her termination on October 17, 2020.
The plaintiff alleges that this suit stems from events that occurred during her September 19, 2020 shift at the North Lancaster Medical Office. According to the plaintiff, on September 19, 2020, the acting supervisor informed the plaintiff and the staff on duty that medical assistants would administer COVID-19 tests and swabs due to staff shortages from COVID-19. The plaintiff later states, that evening, the acting supervisor and the plaintiff were informed by the shift lead that...
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