MHM Health Professionals LLC and a registered nurse agreed to end a class lawsuit alleging the company required employees to remain on duty during their unpaid meal breaks, depriving them of overtime pay.
The parties stipulated to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice Tuesday, though they notified the court they had reached a settlement in May, according to filings in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
- The complaint, first brought against Centene Corp., doing business as Centurion Health, was amended to drop Centene and include allegations against MHM Health doing business as Centurion Professionals
- It alleged that the health-care company required employees performing direct patient care to “remain responsible for patient care throughout their shift,” including during lunch breaks, but still deducted 30 minutes of pay per shift for the meal time
- Lauren Cupp, an hourly registered nurse and later a salaried health services assistant, worked for Centurion at an Indiana correctional facility for approximately a year. She sued on behalf of a class of similarly situated nurses
Neither party responded immediately to a request for comment.
Cupp was represented by Josephson Dunlap LLP and Bruckner Burch PLLC. MHM Health was represented by Holland & Knight LLP and Berkowitz Oliver LLP.
The case is Cupp v. MHM Health Professionals LLC, E.D. Mo., No. 4:23-cv-00071, stipulation filed 7/8/25.
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