LifeStance Health Group Must Defend Unpaid Wage, Kickback Claims

LifeStance Health Group Inc. failed to shake off claims that the mental health provider violated federal labor law by treating clinicians’ wages as “advances” they had to repay if they failed to meet certain metrics.

The clinicians’ claims that LifeStance refused to pay minimum wages, overtime, and any payment at all for one or more workweeks; that they routinely work more than 40 hours per week; and that they didn’t actually receive any wages during the first six to 12 months of work, are sufficient to move forward with unpaid wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Judge Diane ...