Overtime Back Wage FLSA Lawsuit

The U. S. Department of Labor announced in a recent News Release that a healthcare system company and its affiliated hospitals have agreed to pay 700 employees more than $2.7 million in overtime back wages to resolve an overtime lawsuit.  The lawsuit was brought by the Department of Labor and alleged violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  According to the News Release, the FLSA requires that employees be paid at least the federal minimum wage, and time and one-half their regular rates of pay for hours worked beyond 40 per week.  Further, the Department of Labor stated that the law also requires that employers maintain accurate records of employees’ wages, hours and conditions of employment.  Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was quoted in the News Release as saying: “We are pleased that the department has succeeded in securing such a substantial amount of back wages for these workers who were not properly paid for overtime they had worked.”   For further information concerning this Department of Labor News Release see http://www.dol.gov/opa/press/esa/esa20090438.htm .

Workers with employment related wage overtime complaints may contact the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division toll free at 866-487-9243 and consult an attorney to determine if an unpaid overtime lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate.