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   damages to 1,105 aides, nurses after federal investigation, litigation




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COURT ORDERS NORFOLK STAFFING AGENCY TO PAY MORE THAN $7.2M IN BACK WAGES,
DAMAGES TO 1,105 AIDES, NURSES AFTER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION

Steadfast Medical Staffing willfully misclassified workers, shortchanged
overtime pay

NORFOLK, VA – A federal court in Virginia has entered a judgment ordering a
Norfolk-based medical staffing agency, which intentionally violated federal laws
and denied 1,105 certified nursing aides, licensed practical nurses and
registered nurses their rightfully earned overtime wages, to pay more than $7.2
million in back wages and liquidated damages.

The judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia-Norfolk Division requires Medical Staffing of America LLC – doing
business as Steadfast Medical Staffing – to pay at least $3,619,716 in back
wages and at least $3,619,716 in liquidated damages to 1,105 employees. The
court ordered the department’s Solicitor of Labor to update the back wages to
the present, which will likely increase the back wages and liquidated damages
amounts substantially. The action follows an investigation by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and litigation by the Solicitor of
Labor.

“When employers misclassify employees as independent contractors and fail to pay
workers their hard-earned wages, the U.S. Department of Labor will hold them
legally accountable,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. “In this case,
Medical Staffing of America LLC willfully violated the law and shortchanged more
than 1,100 aides and nurses of their rightful wages. The court’s judgement means
we can finally recover these essential workers’ wages.”

The division’s investigation determined that since at least Aug. 18, 2015, the
employer misclassified the aides and nurses as independent contractors
willfully. By misclassifying the workers, the medical staffing agency paid them
straight-time wages instead of time-and-a-half when they worked over 40 in a
workweek. Steadfast Medical Staffing also failed to maintain accurate records of
total weekly hours worked. Both actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.

“The court sent an unequivocal message to Steadfast and other healthcare
industry employers that the Solicitor of Labor and the Wage and Hour Division
will work together to recover stolen wages when employers violate the law,” said
Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda. “The U.S. Department of Labor will not hesitate
to bring legal action, pursuing all available remedies, when it finds that an
employer has willfully violated the law.” 

The court’s decision ends litigation filed in 2018 by the department after
Steadfast Medical Staffing refused to pay back wages owed, and come into
compliance after the investigation.

View the complaint filed in 2018, complaint filed in 2019 and the court’s
memorandum opinion and order.

Based in Norfolk, Steadfast Medical Staffing is a healthcare industry employment
agency serving healthcare facilities nationwide by providing independent medical
personnel.

For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the division,
contact the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Learn more
about the Wage and Hour Division, including a search tool to use if you think
you may be owed back wages collected by the division. The division protects
workers regardless of immigration status, and can communicate with workers in
more than 200 languages.

Agency
Wage and Hour Division
Date
January 27, 2022
Release Number
22-99-NAT
Media Contact: Leni Fortson
Phone Number
215-861-5102
Email
uddyback-fortson.lenore@dol.gov
Media Contact: Joanna Hawkins
Phone Number
215-861-5101
Email
hawkins.joanna@dol.gov
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