Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:Marietta Area Healthcare, Inc., which does business as Memorial Health System, Marietta Memorial Hospital, Selby General Hospital, and two individuals have agreed to settle a collective and class action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The complaint alleged that the defendants had caused employees to work without pay when it automatically deducted a thirty-minute lunch break from their shift hours, regardless of whether the employees had actually received an uninterrupted, thirty-minute break.
Docket Number:2:11-CV- 982
Company: Marietta Area Health Care, Inc.
Filing Deadline: August 5, 2022
Class Period: October 29, 2012 to December 31, 2018
Objection Deadline: July 6, 2022
Exclusion Deadline: July 6, 2022
Final Approval Hearing: August 23, 2022
Proof of Purchase:You do not need to provide proof. If you previously filed a Notice of Consent to participate in the collective action, you do not need to do anything further. If you did not, you must submit a Claim Form by the deadline in order to participate.
Eligibility:You may be eligible as a member of the Collective Class if you previously filed a Notice of Consent to participate in this case.
You may be eligible as a member of the class action if you are a current or former hourly employee, you were responsible for direct patient care, and you were subject to the automatic meal deduction policy, at any time between October 29, 2012 and December 31, 2018.
Typical Settlement Amount:Class and collective members will receive $1.19 per shift, for the number of shifts worked during the class period in which you were subject to the automatic lunch deduction policy. Half of the amount will be considered wages and will be reported on a Form W-2 and subject to withholding; the other half will be considered as settling claims for penalties, liquidated damages, interest, and so on and will be reported on a Form 1099.
Total Settlement Amount: Up to $2,500,000
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$15,000
Law Firms:
Babin Law, LLC
Chapin Legal Group, LLC
Meyer Wilson Co. LPA
Claim Form: Marietta Memorial Health System Lunch Breaks Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Myers, et al. v. Marietta Memorial Hospital
Settlement Website: Marietta Memorial Health System Lunch Breaks Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
CPT Group, Inc.
Myers, et al. v. Memorial Health System, et al.
CPT GROUP, Inc.
50 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
MemorialHealthSettlement@cptgroup.com
888-281-3941