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Lincoln nurses sue CHI Health, alleging they were not paid proper wages for on-call hours
By Julie Anderson / World-Herald staff writer Feb 9, 2019
Seven current and former nurses at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln have named Catholic Health Initiatives in a federal lawsuit. The nurses allege that they were not paid what they were due under state and federal law for time worked while on call on weeknights, weekends and holidays.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Lincoln.
All of the nurses work for hourly wages, said Kathleen Neary of Lincoln, who filed the suit with fellow Lincoln attorney Vince Powers.
Both state and federal law require employers to pay employees at least the statutory minimum wage for hours worked. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act requires that hourly employees be paid at a rate of 1½ times their regular pay for any time worked beyond 40 hours a week, Neary said.
FULL story: https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/lincoln-nurses-sue-chi-health-alleging-they-were-not-paid/article_fb8cb22c-2753-55a2-99ef-f9618e9547e6.html