in Newswire Published on November 30, 2017

Nine Plaintiffs Claim Vital Care EMS Owes Unpaid Overtime Wages

Last Updated on May 8, 2018

Braken et al. v. Vital Care EMS, Inc.

Filed: November 27, 2017 ◆§ 2:17cv3196

Drivers, EMTs and paramedics claim in a lawsuit that Vital Care EMS failed to pay proper time-and-a-half overtime wages.

Defendant(s)

Vital Care EMS, Inc.

Law(s)

Fair Labor Standards Act

State(s)

South Carolina

Categories

Wage and Hour

Nine plaintiffs have put their names on a proposed class action in which they allege Vital Care EMS, Inc. denied overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the South Carolina Payment of Wages Act. The plaintiffs—employed by the private medical transport service as drivers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics with the last three years—allege they regularly worked more than 40 hours per week without being paid time-and-a-half hourly overtime. The lawsuit charges the plaintiffs’ pay was incorrect as a result of the defendant:

Routinely paying the individuals for a pre-established amount of time for travel time without taking into account contingencies such as traffic delays;

Deducting one hour from plaintiffs’ work time for lunch regardless of whether the individuals took a one-hour break; and

Nine Plaintiffs Claim Vital Care EMS Owes Unpaid Overtime Wages

Braken et al. v. Vital Care EMS, Inc.

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