A registered nurse formerly employed with Beebe Healthcare Inc. is suing the company for allegedly misclassifying her and other hourly workers as independent contractors to avoid paying them overtime wages, in violation of federal and state labor laws.
Rolande Chalmers, who worked for the healthcare provider from around May 2023 until April 2024, alleges that Beebe Healthcare subjected her and other “straight time workers” to an illegal pay scheme, in which they were paid the same hourly rate for all hours worked, including overtime hours, in violation of federal law requiring time-and-a-half pay for hours worked over 40 in a ...
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