Albany Med Break Work Claim Advances, Others Need More Details

A medical assistant can pursue potential class and collective allegations that Albany Med Health System stiffed its employees on meal breaks, but her off-the-clock work and time rounding-policy claims so far lack the details necessary to proceed

The worker plausibly alleged that the health system deducted 30-minute meal breaks despite requiring employees to remain on call, the US District Court for the Northern District of New York said. However, she hasn’t yet provided enough information about how often employees had to perform unpaid work before their shifts or any factual support for the rounding claim, the Thursday opinion said. ...