MedPro Staffing Accused of Trafficking Foreign Nurses

MedPro Staffing is facing a proposed class action alleging that it violated Trafficking Victims Protection Act through its contracts with foreign nurses and threatening, coercive conduct.

MedPro recruits nurses from the Philippines and other countries to work in the U.S. healthcare industry, promising to help them “realize their American Dream,” and requires them to sign non-negotiable employment contracts, the lawsuit claims.

It’s not until after the nurses arrive in the U.S. that MedPro tells them about the serious financial penalties they’ll face if they leave their jobs before the three-year term ends, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in the ...