Tenet Hospital Employees Paid $85 Million Settlement
About 23,000 current and former employees of Tenet-owned hospitals were awarded $85 million in back wages last week in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit. The original lawsuit was filed by respiratory therapist Don Pagaduan, who claimed his paychecks had not increased in accordance with a 2000 law that required overtime pay for employees working 12-hour shifts.
- "Tenet Pays $85 Million in Overtime Settlement" (Perkes, Orange County Register, 9/12).