CMC NURSES And NURSING ASSISTANTS
Paid under the Carolinas Healthcare System network
As most of you already know, a Federal Lawsuit has been filed under the fair Labor Standards Act in the District Court here in Charlotte on behalf of all current and former CMC Nurses and Nursing assistants seeking to collect unpaid wages.
The claims stem from CMC’s former policy of automatically deducting 30 minutes of wages for lunch each work day without verifying whether its nurses and nursing assistants had actually received an uninterrupted 30 minute lunch period.
Now, CMC has begun to institute several new policy and procedure changes presumably aimed at addressing this litigation, assuring compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and at averting further claims. We applaud the effort.
WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR
The Plaintiffs are asking CMC to repay all of them and all of you these 30 minute lunch periods for each day they and you worked at CMC over the past 3 years. There is a 2 year statute of limitations which may be extended to 3 years if the Court finds CMC’s actions were willful.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
In order to benefit from this litigation you must Consent or “Opt-In” to participate as a member of the potential collective class action. This class has not yet been certified but if and when it is certified, you will not be a member unless and until you “opt-in.”
For all of you who have not yet consented or “opted-in” to this litigation, the clock is still running against you. We can only seek recovery of wages going back for a maximum of 3 years. Each day that passes, therefore, represents potential lost wages that we can no longer seek to recover on your behalf. The limitations period stops for each collective class member only when that individual “opts-in.”
If you have not yet consented or “opted-in” to this litigation we urge you to either contact Plaintiffs’ counsel below for a free, no obligation consultation regarding your rights, or contact your counsel of choice to file your own independent action. We do not charge any fees or costs unless and until we recover on your behalf.
Any nurses or nursing assistants who worked, or are working, for providers other than CMC, and who feel they may have issues with unpaid lunch periods as well, should also feel free to contact us at any time to discuss any of the above.
Plaintiffs' Counsel
THE OLIVE LAW FIRM
PO Box 31515
200 Queens Road, Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28231
704-377-9222
Juansanchez@olivelawfirm.com
http://www.olivelawfirm.com/contact-olive-law.html
Please print the following and return it to Attorney Juan Sanchez at the Olive Law Firm to become a member of the Plaintiff Class:
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