Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente Wrongful Termination Attorney
Kaiser Permanente has been in operation for more than seven decades in California and throughout the United States. This organization employs more than 200,000 people. Rager & Yoon – Employment Lawyers
and its attorneys have been prosecuting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases against Kaiser Permanente for more than two decades. At Rager & Yoon – Employment Lawyers
, our Los Angeles wrongful termination attorneys are standing by to help if you have been wrongfully terminated by Kaiser Permanente. We understand the laws surrounding wrongful termination in California, and we will work to ensure you are treated fairly.
Wrongful terminations happen for a variety of reasons
Kaiser Permanente prides itself on caring for people throughout California and the United States. However, they must be held accountable when they treat their employees poorly or fire them for illegal reasons. There are various ways that wrongful termination cases arise at Kaiser Permanente. This includes terminations due to the following:
Discrimination based on a person’s race, color, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, religion, etc.
For being a whistleblower and reporting safety and health code violations to federal or state agencies.
Retaliation for reporting discrimination, safety violations, inadequate patient care, requesting ADA accommodations, etc.
At Rager & Yoon – Employment Lawyers
, we represent every level of employees who believes they have been wrongfully terminated by Kaiser Permanente. This includes medical professionals that work with Kaiser Permanente or their affiliates as well as non-medical professionals within the organization. We do not care if you are a physician, surgeon, nurse, health plan administrator, or clerical assistant, we will stand by your side. We have extensive experience helping clients who work for Kaiser Permanente or any of their affiliates, including the following:
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG)
Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)
Our Los Angeles wrongful termination attorneys have knowledge of the various laws in the state of California that protect healthcare workers concerning reporting unsafe patient conditions or inadequate patient care. This includes:
Call us for a free consultation of your case today
If you or somebody you love has been wrongfully terminated by Kaiser Permanente, you need to turn to a trusted attorney for help with your case today. At Rager & Yoon – Employment Lawyers
, our qualified attorneys have extensive experience handling wrongful termination cases. We pledge to fully investigate your claim to secure any compensation you may be entitled to. This can include:
Any lost wages or benefits you incur
Emotional and psychological damages
Reinstatement to your job if necessary and wanted
Compensation for legal fees and court costs
Possible punitive damages against Kaiser Permanente
A Jury awarded Dr. Martinucci $11,441,559 against Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. Dr. Martinucci proved that the Defendants’ retaliated against him for attempting to improve patient care through uniform radiology procedures.
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In 2008, a jury found that Kaiser had a conflict of interest when they reported Dr. Strub to the medical board and then convinced him to call them to represent him in front of the board resulting in the loss of his license.
Dr. Wascher raised 3 primary patient care concerns: (1) There was a lack of timely access to surgery for cancer patients; (2) general surgeons were doing complex cancer cases they were not qualified to perform; (3) there was no comprehensive cancer care program at Kaiser Orange County. In response to his complaints, the jury found that Dr. Wascher was retaliated against defamed.
