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A tentative agreement was reached late Monday between Los Angeles County nurses and the county to avert a planned strike set to begin Tuesday.

Los Angeles County officials and the labor union representing the county’s nurses reached an 11th-hour deal Monday night to avert a strike that was set to begin Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles County emergency room nurses and nurse practitioners threatened to go on strike as early as Thanksgiving, saying the county is not paying enough to attract and retain nurses, leaving emergency rooms and intensive care units understaffed and patients at risk.

Los Angeles County emergency room nurses and nurse practitioners contend poor pay and understaffing puts patients at risk.

In recent years, KPCC/LAist analysis found that the Sheriff’s Department has played an outsized role in sexual misconduct legal cases involving the county’s massive workforce. At least $17 million has been paid out by the county in cases tied to sheriff’s personnel since July 2004.

In response to a KPCC/LAist records request, county officials searched employment, general liability, medical malpractice and law enforcement legal filings to identify cases tied to sexual misconduct allegations. They identified 134 cases that ended with settlements or judgments. In all, the county paid out more than $36.3 million — including $13.7 million in attorneys’ fees — to resolve these misconduct claims between July 2004 and June 2017.

En el ojo de otro huracán se encuentra el alcalde de Los Ángeles Eric Garcetti, por los rumores de una posible candidatura presidencial.