Val Verde Hospital Corp. is facing a wage and hour class action lawsuit, from former and current employees alleging overtime pay for nurses was denied. The wage and hour class action lawsuit alleges the company failed to pay full wages to numerous employees, with overtime pay for nurses allegedly being one of the most neglected.
Lead plaintiff Donald S. is filing this wage and hour class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, consisting of employees who performed duties as a registered nurse and a licensed vocational nurse in the Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, Texas.
Along with performing similar duties, Donald and other class members were paid minimum wage rates but were allegedly denied overtime. Overtime pay for nurses was allegedly regularly denied, even though they worked over 40 hours a week.
In addition, Donald and other nurses were typically denied meal breaks and rest periods due to their busy work schedules. Even though the overtime pay for nurses was supposed to be reflected in their paychecks, Val Verde allegedly failed to compensate full wages.
Overview of Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit
According to the wage and hour class action lawsuit, Donald was employed by the hospital from 2001 until March 2015 as a registered nurse. Donald states he had missed meal breaks on more than one occasion, with one week in December 2016 being particularly busy.
Even though Donald should have been compensated for over two hours of extra pay from that situation, he claims Val Verde failed to do this. During his employment time, Donald was allegedly denied overtime and meal breaks due to the demanding work schedules of a nurse.
Due to the demanding nature of their work, nurses regularly miss meal breaks and rest periods to help doctors or patients. While this is typical in a hospital, Donald and other class members allegedly failed to receive compensation for these missing wages from Val Verde.
It is important for hospitals to properly compensate their employees, in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, employees must be paid at least $7.25 per hour and must be paid one and a half times the hourly rate when employees reach overtime.
According to federal minimum wage laws, once an employee works 40 hours a week or more they are eligible for overtime pay. In addition, the FLSA requires employers to give 30 minute meal breaks every five hours and 10 minute rest periods every four. If an employee is denied or unable to take these breaks, they must be compensated one hour of pay on their next paycheck.
Class members involved in the wage and hour class action lawsuit either work or previously worked as a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse for one of the hospitals owned by Val Verde Hospital Corporation.
Each of the class members had a number of different occupational duties they had to perform including administering medication, changing beds, and assisting doctors and patients with whatever they needed. Even though the class members performed their occupational duties and were regularly forced to work over 60 hours per week, overtime pay for nurses was regularly denied.
This Overtime Pay for Nurses Lawsuit is Case No. 2:17-cv-00065-AM-VRG, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division.
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