Feds Investigate Overtime Pay in Health Care Industry
The New York Times reports (link to article is here) that the Labor Department is investigating overtime pay practices throughout the health care industry. The cases have involved mis-classification of nurses and other workers as “exempt employees” not entitled to overtime pay, or issues such as failing to pay overtime when employees were required to work through meal breaks. The article reports large payments by various major organizations to settle claims on this issue, along with class actions brought directly by employees.
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