Hospital sues at will employess attempting to quit

[jsbhike]

Never heard of blocking someone with no contract from leaving, but appears it has happened. Details in the video are consistent with articles I have read on this incident

[ABNAK]

Yeah, let this never-ending COVID crap continue (and it will), and even perhaps the latest boogey-man China is covering up over there crosses the pond, and you will see more of this. Personally if I could retire right this minute I would, but unfortunately I've got just over 4 more years until I am eligible to do so (trust me, it'll be prior to age 62).

My wife works at the same facility as I do and they just got a mandatory 4 hours per pay period of OT; yeah, some of you work lots more than that but her and I don't financially have to and therefore only need to be at work for our 80 hours per check.

People are burned out, and there's no end in sight. Some even suggest that the shit-show of the last two years is the "new norm". Yipee. Hospitals are getting desperate.

People bitch all the time about the health care they receive. Think you have something to complain about now? LOL just wait a couple years.

[chuckman]

Yeahhhhh..... let's see how that stands up in court. I'm sure legal scrubbed the language until squeaky clean, but I'm not sure about that.

"Peace out, bitches....."

[jsbhike]

Yeahhhhh..... let's see how that stands up in court. I'm sure legal scrubbed the language until squeaky clean, but I'm not sure about that.

"Peace out, bitches....."

So far a judge is going along with it. Seems like a mighty thin line between the allegedly off limit concept of being forced to go back to work for Employer A vs. Employer A being able to prevent people from working elsewhere.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

https://www.postcrescent.com/story/n...es/6607417001/

1. Go to a higher court.

2. Start a new med care group that employs the people in question and then have that group contract with the new hospital.

[chuckman]

So far a judge is going along with it. Seems like a mighty thin line between the allegedly off limit concept of being forced to go back to work for Employer A vs. Employer A being able to prevent people from working elsewhere.

I'll be following. It's interesting the arguments on both sides, whether one was recruited versus whether one went under their free will for open jobs.

I'll see if I can find the article, I know one of our doctors was sued when she went to a hospital 12 mi away to work. I don't think it was contractual, I think it was about taking research with her.

If the radiology group was contractually obligated then the hospital has a case clearly.

Honestly this is interesting....

[Averageman]

So we can't leave the Plantation?

[agr1279]

My wife who is a nurse was telling me about this a little bit ago and while listening to the podcast said the nurses in question went to the employer and asked them to meet what the new employer was going to pay which they denied. Now they pull this crap. I’d be flipping burgers before ever stepping in that hospital again.

Dan

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

TLDW;

Hospital A has their 7 cardiac care specialist dept all leave for another hospital B. Hospital A doesn’t counter offer the employees (supposedly). On Friday Hospital A get a temporary restraining order on the employees so that they can’t start their new jobs on Monday. Judge grants TRO- but can’t MAKE the employees go back. At-will/no-cause-firing state. No employee contracts.

Hopefully the Judge reams Hospital A on Monday.

1. How bad was it at Hospital A that everyone wanted to leave.
1A. How bad was it that they all wanted to leave and make a statement about it…
2. Hospital a supposedly didn’t counter offer.
3. Who in their RIGHT MIND would take a job at Hospital A.

There has to be a HUGE backstory on this that we’ll never really find out about.

Hopefully the Coen brothers make this into a movie…

Me thinks that the Hospital CEO and chief counsel are going to be looking for new jobs, soon.

[jsbhike]

I'll be following. It's interesting the arguments on both sides, whether one was recruited versus whether one went under their free will for open jobs.

I'll see if I can find the article, I know one of our doctors was sued when she went to a hospital 12 mi away to work. I don't think it was contractual, I think it was about taking research with her.

If the radiology group was contractually obligated then the hospital has a case clearly.

Honestly this is interesting....

I don't get the recruited bit either which would also(in my opinion) get over in to the free or slave issue.

Lehto's and other articles I have seen have all stated no contract and I haven't seen anything about any kind of intellectual property claims either. The information now seems fairly consistent in the hospital trying to force people to work for less than what they are willing to work for. Somewhat similar to tech companies secretly agreeing to not hire each other's employees and things alleged about businesses in my area. If true, and it seems to be, it is disturbing the hospital and court are being so blatant about it.