CommonSpirit Health and its predecessors in Nebraska have established an $800,000 settlement fund to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming the organization required nurses to do uncompensated work while on call.

The lawsuit claims the defendants violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as Nebraska wage regulations, by requiring medical nurses employed at several locations to take phone calls, and receive and respond to emails and text messages while the nurses were on-call. The lawsuit alleged these requirements violated laws and breached the defendants’ contractual obligations.

The defendant Nebraska hospitals make up a portion of the Midwest Division of CommonSpirit Health. CommonSpirit’s faith-based healthcare system includes 140 hospitals and 1,000 care sites in 21 states. It employs 150,000 people and 25,000 physicians.

CommonSpirit Health denies the material allegations but has agreed to the settlement to avoid the cost, disruption and uncertainty of litigation.

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CommonSpirit Health Nurses Wage-and-Hour Class Action Lawsuit

Who’s Eligible:
- Nebraska medical nurses at CommonSpirit and/or its predecessor Catholic Health Initiatives, CHI Health and/or Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center (SERMC) who were paid an hourly wage and were subject to the on-call practice or policy respecting compensation for working remotely while on an on-call shift, from Feb. 6, 2015, through April 11, 2022, at the following locations:
  - CHI Health Laboratory in Omaha
  - Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha
  - Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney
  - Immanuel Hospital in Omaha
  - Lakeside Hospital in Omaha
  - Midlands Hospital in Papillion
  - CHI Health Nebraska Heart in Lincoln
  - CHI Health – Plainview in Plainview
  - CHI Health in Schuyler
  - SERMC; Saint Francis Hospital in Grand Island
  - CHI Health – Saint Mary’s in Otoe
Estimated Amount: $193
Proof of Purchase: N/A
Claim Form Deadline: 03/06/2023
Case Name & Number:
- Walkinshaw, et al. v. CommonSpirit Health, et al., Case No. 19-CV-03012-BCB-SMB (D. Neb.), in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
How to file a claim:
- Head over to the Claim Form.
- Read over the claim form to see if you are eligible.
- Complete the claim form with your info.
- Submit your claim form to receive your potential award!

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