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On November 2, 2012, in San Miguel Hospital Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 11-1198, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a New Mexico hospital’s contention that a “wall-to-wall” bargaining unit comprised of both professional and non-professional employees was an inappropriate unit for collective bargaining. Accordingly, the court found that the hospital violated Sections 8(a)(1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it refused to bargain with the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees District 1199. To learn more about the decision, please continue reading at Littler's Healthcare Employment Counsel.