Scott Horton has represented clients across many segments of the healthcare industry, including hospitals, medical practices, and group care facilities.

Many hospitals are unionized, often with separate labor organizations representing different portions of the workforce. Wage, hour, and scheduling issues are often complex in this setting, along with staffing concerns. Medical practice consolidation spotlights both compliance and transactional employee matters. Health and safety concerns are also paramount in the healthcare industry, with new challenges arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scott has engaged in collective bargaining with nurses, represented hospitals in union organizing campaigns, and defended medical providers charged with whistleblower retaliation and Department of Labor audits.

Common Issues

• Overtime Compliance
• Discipline/Terminations
• Collective Bargaining
• Union Organizing
• Whistleblower Disputes
• Staffing Concerns

Representative Matters

• Won dismissal of a wrongful termination claim against a hospital in a federal court action that also included a breach of duty of fair representation claim against the employee’s union
• Obtained favorable settlement for specialty medical practice in OSHA whistleblower retaliation case