Kaiser charge nurse claims retaliation after being fired. $41M. Los Angeles County.
Long-time nurse in the NICU is fired after photo surfaces of her sitting down with her bare feet propped up on an isolette used to house a sick infant. She says that the firing over the photo was just a pretext, that she was really fired in retaliation for repeatedly reporting unsafe conditions for patients at Kaiser.
- Case Name: Maria Gatchalian v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals & Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
- Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, December 11, 2023
- Type of Case: Employment, Whistleblower