UnitedHealth IT Consultants Get Final Approval of Overtime Deal

A $192,500 settlement between UnitedHealth Group Inc. and nearly 20 electronic medical records consultants who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors, rather than employees, received final approval from a federal judge in Minnesota.

The 17 consultants will split $70,000 of the total, which amounts to 70% of their alleged unpaid overtime. Each will receive an individual payout based on the number of overtime hours they worked during the relevant period.

Class counsel will receive $122,500 in attorneys’ fees and costs.

The approval order was signed Wednesday by Judge David S. Doty of the U.S. District Court for the District ...