A union nurse in Medford, Oregon brought wage claims against Asante for unlawful wage practices. Attorneys with Bennett Hartman filed the class action lawsuit on behalf of the nurse and a proposed class of current and former hourly paid employees, conservatively estimated to total 6,000 individuals. The proposed class includes members of the Oregon Nurse Association, as well as non-union employees.
The lawsuit alleges unlawful “rounding” of clock-in and clock-out times that resulted in employees not being paid for their actual work times. The day after the lawsuit was filed, Asante suspended its rounding practice. However, other unlawful practices alleged in the complaint—including failure to pay promised wages—have continued. The lawsuit conservatively estimates that Asante owes $2.5 million to the proposed class for unpaid wages and statutory penalties.
You can read the lawsuit here. For various news coverage, see: Oregon Nurses File Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Asante; Nurses accuse Asante of manipulating timecards, stealing wages; and Oregon Nurses Association targets Asante over alleged wage theft practices.
