Sarah M. Block
Tue, 03/28/2023
On March 15, 2023, Erika Santiago filed suit under the FLSA and Ohio state law against her former employer, Midwest nursing home chain Trilogy Health Services, LLC, on behalf of herself and a proposed nationwide collective action and Ohio class action consisting of non-exempt direct care employees (including but not limited to State Tested Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practice Nurses, Caregivers, Registered Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants). Specifically, Santiago, who was employed by Trilogy at various locations in Ohio from 2020-2021, alleges that Trilogy violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Ohio Wage Act by failing to pay overtime compensation to herself and all others similarly situated for all work performed during their daily, unpaid 30-minute meal breaks. Santiago also alleges that Trilogy violated the Ohio Prompt Payment Act by failing to pay all direct care employees all wages owed—including all unpaid overtime wages—within 30 days of their regularly scheduled paydays. The case is filed in federal district court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and is styled Santiago v. Trilogy Health Services, LLC, Case No. 2:23-cv-00976.
Federal and state law protect workers’ right not only to be paid for all hours worked but also to be paid such wages on time and on regular paydays. MSE is no stranger to claims such as those brought by Erika Santiago, as the firm regularly represents employees seeking to recover unpaid overtime compensation—including for pre-shift, post-shift, and meal period work—and damages for delayed payment of overtime compensation. If you believe you have not been improperly denied overtime compensation or have not been promptly paid for all of your overtime work, contact MSE today by phone at (202) 833-8855 or by email at info@mselaborlaw.com.
