Can womanly problems that lead to a hospital procedure cause the employer to let the employee go ?

If I'm reading this correctly your mom is a nurse. This is important because arguably a temporary nurse could be hired to cover for your mom until...

do I need to take the half hour lunch during second part of split shift and without getting paid that our split shift pay

What exactly is your schedule? This may not be proper.

Would California IWC orders apply to employees at a Health District operated hospital?

Wage Order 5 states at 1(C): "Except as provided in Sections 1, 2, 4, 10, and 20, the provisions of this order shall not apply to any employees...

How do I verify defendants personal information so payroll can validate their employment and collect on a wage garnishment?

Another option is if he was your employee and he requested direct deposit. You can get a Writ of Execution and go directly for his bank account.

If they don't get back to you file for unemployment benefits.

Curious About Suing for Constructive Discharge. What's required?

Generally, for a Constructive Discharge claim California requires that an employee show that (1) his working environment was so unusually adverse...

Only one thing to add to attorney Pederson's response. Depending on additional facts, Labor Code Section 970 may be implicated.

Would I be out of line to ask for more severance pay?

Were you allowed to leave the premises for lunch? If not, that may be an issue.

What is the legal action I could go about this situation with? Should they have covered me since I was working?

Attorney Pedersen is on the money. If you are fired for refusing to pay you may have a case.

How long is statute of limitations to file for o wage theft and retaliatory termination case if owner lives out-of-state?

The president may be personally liable on the wage claims and on a Labor Code Sections 98.6 and/or 1102.5 without piercing.