MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Three former employees of West Virginia United Health Systems (WVUHS), the parent company of West Virginia University Hospitals, and others have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of improperly compensating workers for overtime.
Dominique Heard, Amanda Luzader, and Kenneth Miklich, former or current employees of West Virginia United Health Systems, brought the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs claim they and others were not properly compensated for overtime wages after working more than 40 hours in a week.
The suit seeks back pay plus interest, liquidated damages, and payment of attorneys’ fees from WVUHS.
According to the lawsuit, more than 10,000 other employees could have also been improperly compensated.
The following 28 hospitals are listed as defendants in the case:
West Virginia University Hospitals
Community Health Association
United Hospital Center
The Charles Town General Hospital
Camden Clark Memorial Hospital
City Hospital
Potomac Valley Hospital and Grant Memorial Hospital
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
The West Virginia Health Care Cooperative
Braxton County Memorial Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Buckhannon
Wetzel County Hospital
Wheeling Hospital
WVUHS Home Care
West Virginia University Hospitals
East
Camden-Clark Health Services
United Summit Center
United Physicians Care
Camden-Clark Physician Corp.
Fayette Physician Network
Thomas Health System
Princeton Community Hospital Association
Barnesville Hospital Association
Uniontown Hospital
Harrison Community Hospital
Wheeling Ambulatory Surgery Center
Garrett County Memorial Hospital
Allied Health Service