Lawsuit Alleges Conway Regional Medical Center Owes Ultrasound Techs Unpaid Overtime

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A proposed class and collective action alleges Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc. has failed to pay ultrasound technologists proper overtime wages for off-the-clock work.

The case out of Arkansas federal court claims ultrasound techs at the Conway medical facility were automatically docked 30 minutes of time each day for a meal break regardless of whether they took a bona fide break. Given the employees normally put in more than 40 hours of work per week, the defendant owes the individuals unpaid overtime wages for time they spent working through lunch, the suit claims.

The plaintiff says she worked as an ultrasound technologist for Conway Regional Medical Center from January 2020 to March 2021 and was primarily responsible for performing ultrasounds, assisting with ultrasound techniques, performing non-invasive procedures, ordering supplies and assisting with scheduling. Per the case, the plaintiff’s supervisor directed her to work through her 30-minute lunch break or take a shorter five- to 10-minute break approximately three days per week. 

Despite requiring her to work through lunch, the defendant automatically deducted 30 minutes of time from the plaintiff’s recorded hours each day, the suit says. Since the plaintiff normally put in 40 to 45 hours of work per week, she is owed roughly one to two hours of unpaid overtime per week, according to the complaint.

“Because Plaintiff and other Ultrasound Technologists worked hours over forty which went unrecorded and uncompensated, Defendant failed to pay Plaintiff and other Ultrasound Technologists a sufficient overtime premium for all hours worked over forty each week,” the complaint attests.

The suit claims the defendant “knew or showed reckless disregard” for whether its actions violated federal labor law.

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