Court Denies Class Certification of Home Health Clinicians' Misclassification Claims

In Rindfleisch v. Gentiva Health Services, Inc., five former home healthcare clinicians brought claims on behalf of a class of thousands of registered nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists for alleged overtime violations, asserting they were misclassified as exempt employees and therefore denied overtime compensation for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. A federal district court recently denied class certification of the plaintiffs’ state law misclassification claims, finding the claims were too individualized and that proceeding as a class action would render the case unmanageable. To learn more about the decision, please continue reading at Littler’s Healthcare Employment Counsel.

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