Iowa Board of Regents late wages class action settlement

The Iowa Board of Regents has agreed to a settlement to resolve claims it did not properly pay the wages of its employees who provided healthcare at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).

The settlement benefits an Overtime Class made up of all individuals who worked for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from Jan. 8, 2017, to present, and who were classified as merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S for purposes of overtime pay.

The settlement also benefits a Wages Class made up of those who have worked for UIHC since  Aug. 19, 2017, as members of the SEIU bargaining unit (health care professional bargaining\ unit) or Oct. 7, 2017, as a merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S employee, “respectively, who  have not received their earned wages until more than 12 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the end of the period in which the wages were earned.”

The Iowa Board of Regents lawsuit alleged UIHC has a policy and practice of neglecting to pay its health care provider employees’ overtime wages within 12 days of the pay period in which they are earned, and of failing to pay employees all of their earned wages in a timely manner after they were terminated, in violation of the Iowa Wage Payment and Collection Law and Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Iowa Board of Regents is a government agency that operates a hospital and clinics at the University of Iowa.

The settlement website did not state how much compensation each employee or former employee might be eligible for. However, those who believe they may be eligible for compensation must submit a claim or W-9 form using their ID number.

The court has scheduled a final approval hearing for Aug. 28, 2023.

Class members who wish to exclude themselves from or object to the Iowa Board of Regents class action settlement must do so no later than Aug. 28, 2023.

The deadline to submit a claim form is Aug. 28, 2023.

Who’s Eligible

The settlement benefits an Overtime Class made up of all individuals who worked for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from Jan. 8, 2017, to present, and who were classified as merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S for purposes of overtime pay.

The settlement also benefits a Wages Class made up of those who have worked for UIHC since  Aug. 19, 2017, as members of the SEIU bargaining unit (health care professional bargaining\ unit) or Oct. 7, 2017, as a merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S employee, “respectively, who  have not received their earned wages until more than 12 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the end of the period in which the wages were earned.”

Potential Award

TBD

Proof of Purchase

SIMID/Unique ID

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

08/28/2023

Case Name

Melinda Myers, et al. v. Iowa Board of Regents, Case No. 3:19-cv-00081-SMR-SBJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Final Hearing

08/28/2023

Settlement Website

UIHCSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Simpluris, Inc.
P.O Box 26170
Santa Ana, CA 92799
[email protected]
888-654-1277

Class Counsel

Nathan Willems 
RUSH & NICHOLSON PLC

Harold Lichten
Benjamin J Weber
LICHTEN & LISS-RIORDAN PC

Defense Counsel

N/A