A wage-and-hour lawsuit filed against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and The Permanente Medical Group is moving forward in federal court after a judge partially denied a motion to dismiss. The case was brought by workers assigned to Kaiser facilities during a labor dispute and includes allegations involving overtime, meal and rest breaks, wage statements, and unpaid compensation under California law.
Case: Troy Faibvre and Mayada Hamoda v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals et al.
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Federal Case No.: 3:25-cv-00617-BTM-DTF
According to the court-supported order, Troy Faibvre and Mayada Hamoda filed the lawsuit on their own behalf and on behalf of a putative class of nonexempt employees who were allegedly hired and assigned by U.S. Nursing Corporation to work at Kaiser facilities during a labor dispute.
The plaintiffs asserted multiple California wage-and-hour claims tied to their work assignments. The complaint includes allegations of unpaid wages, overtime compensation, minimum wage violations, meal and rest break violations, wage statements, waiting time penalties, and related business practice claims under California law.
The lawsuit also includes a breach-of-contract claim arising from the alleged employment arrangements underlying the staffing assignments.
The defendants...
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