Overtime pay lawsuit filed against medical company
A former employee of Medicalodges Inc., a for-profit nursing company in Kansas, has filed a lawsuit against the corporation, claiming staff members are not being fully paid for their time and attendance. The suit was first filed on May 24 in Kansas City, and has been expanded as a class action lawsuit.
The case is now open to other current and former workers across the 23 facilities operating throughout Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nevada.
According to Jacqueline Folger, a former employee at the Goddard, Kan., nursing home, she was originally classified as a non-exempt employee and was paid $25 per hour. Although she repeatedly worked overtime hours, she was often denied payment for these hours spent at the facility.
Folger further alleges that employees were required to work off the clock, both before their shifts officially started and well after it ended. Many were also forced to work during their unpaid meal breaks, essentially denying staff members both straight and overtime pay.
Before they began working during their lunch breaks, individuals were made to clock out, making it appear as though they had taken time for lunch. If workers did not clock out, 30 minutes would automatically be deducted from their paid time at the end of the day.
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