Eisenacher

Eisenacher v. VITAS HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 2, 20213:20-cv-04948California1,187 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTINA EISENACHER,

Case No. 20-cv-04948-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER APPROVING PAGA SETTLEMENT VITAS HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC, et al., 13 Defendants.

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kristina Eisenacher alleges her former employer, Defendant VITAS Hospice Services, LLC (“VITAS”), created unsafe working conditions by forcing its sales representatives to continue making in-person visits to hospitals and other medical facilities in violation of shelter- in-place orders and subsequently retaliated against her when she complained. The parties now jointly seek approval of their settlement under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”), codified at California Labor Code § 2698 et seq. Because the terms are fair, reasonable, and adequate, the settlement is approved. II. BACKGROUND The parties have agreed to a gross settlement amount of…

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