$10M Stanford Health Care hourly nurse class action settlement

Stanford Health Care agreed to pay $10 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to provide meal breaks and pay premiums for California nurses.

The Stanford Health Care settlement benefits Stanford Health Care operating, peri- and post-operative, catheterization, laboratory, endoscopy, interventional radiology and procedure room nurses who were paid on an hourly basis and worked for Stanford Health Care in California between March 4, 2018, and April 13, 2024.

According to the Stanford Health Care class action lawsuit, the health system failed to provide nurses with timely meal periods; failed to pay meal period premiums for late, short or missed meal periods; failed to pay meal premiums at the regular rate of pay; and failed to provide accurate itemized wage statements. These failures allegedly violated California labor laws that guarantee these benefits to eligible workers.

Stanford Health Care is a health care system that provides services to the Bay Area and Northern California.

Stanford Health Care hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to the $10 million class action settlement to resolve these allegations. This settlement total includes a $180,000 payment to the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.

Under the terms of the Stanford Health Care settlement, class members can receive a cash payment based on the number of workweeks they worked during the class period. No payment estimates are available on the settlement website, but class members received payment estimates based on their mailed settlement notices.

The deadline for exclusion and objection was Dec. 23, 2024.

The final approval hearing for the Stanford Health Care class action lawsuit settlement is scheduled for March 27, 2025.

No claim form is required to benefit from the settlement. Class members who do not exclude themselves will automatically receive a settlement payment.

Who’s Eligible

Current and former Stanford Health Care nurses who worked as operating, peri- or post-operative, catheterization laboratory, endoscopy, interventional radiology or procedure room nurses in California between March 4, 2018, and April 13, 2024

Potential Award

Varies

Proof of Purchase

N/A

Exclusion Deadline

12/23/2024

Case Name

Veitch, et al. v. Stanford Health Care, Case No. 22CV395001, in the California Superior Court for Santa Clara County

Final Hearing

03/27/2025

Settlement Website

VeitchSHCSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Stanford Meal Break Settlement
c/o Atticus Administration
PO Box 64053
St. Paul, MN 55164
[email protected]
888-210-0855

Class Counsel

Laura L Ho
Ginger L Grimes
GOLDSTEIN, BORGEN, DARDARIAN & HO

Defense Counsel

Michael D Bruno
Seth Weisburst
Rachel Wintterle
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI LLP