University Healthcare faces allegations that they failed to pay overtime in compliance with federal and state labor laws.

The Case: Amanda Nunez v. University Healthcare Alliance

The Court: Superior Court of the State of California, San Mateo County

The Case No.: 23-CIV-05931

The Plaintiff: Amanda Nunez v. University Healthcare Alliance

The plaintiff in the case, Amanda Nunez, worked for University Healthcare Alliance in California from February 2023 to October 2023 as a nonexempt hourly employee. According to the plaintiff, she and other employees in similar positions with the company were not provided with mandatory breaks and off-duty meal periods that California employers are required to provide their employees under labor law. The plaintiff claims that the company’s standard practices left employees without rest periods/meal breaks, completing off-the-clock work, being interrupted to fulfill job duties when receiving an off-duty meal break, etc. The plaintiff alleges that employees were not provided with minimum or accurate overtime wages due to these and other standard business practices at University Healthcare Alliance.

The Defendant: Amanda Nunez v. University Healthcare Alliance

The defendant in the case, University Healthcare Alliance, is a corporation that provides healthcare services in California. According to the class action lawsuit, University Healthcare Alliance allegedly failed to provide proper rest periods and off-duty meal breaks. Additionally, the company allegedly failed to accurately record their employees time worked, utilizing a “rounding” method to track employee time worked as a standard business practice that plaintiffs claim resulted in the inaccurate payment of minimum and overtime wages paid to their employees.

failure to pay minimum and overtime wages
failure to provide mandated meal and rest periods
failure to deliver wages when due
failure to issue accurate wage statements

The Case: Amanda Nunez v. University Healthcare Alliance

Amanda Nunez v. University Healthcare Alliance is currently pending in the San Mateo County Superior Court of the State of California. According to the California overtime class action lawsuit, from time to time, University Healthcare Alliance employees were allegedly required to work five (5) hours during a shift without receiving an off-duty meal break. According to the complaint, the company allegedly failed to pay their employees for all the hours under the employer’s control, including the time University Healthcare required them to submit to mandatory COVID-19 screening before being allowed to clock in to work for their shifts. The time spent completing the mandatory screenings resulted in off-the-clock work not qualifying for overtime premium payment calculations.

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