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County, unionized physicians settle benefits dispute

Physician Practice Advisor, January 31, 2007

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay physicians employed by the county more than $10 million to compensate for benefits denied after they voted to unionize, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Prior to unionizing, the physicians had received 19% of their salaries toward health insurance, vacation, and sick time. However, after the physicians voted to join a union in 1999, the county argued that they became ineligible for the same benefits package, which was replaced by a less lucrative plan used by other unionized county employees.

Under the new agreement, the county will pay 670 physicians an average of $15,000 each for lost health and other benefits between 2002 and 2004.

Click here to read the Los Angeles Times article.

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