Bohrer Brady, LLC recently filed suit on behalf of a former medical records coder and similarly situated hourly employees, against Intero Group HIM Services, LLC (“Intero”), for unpaid overtime and PTO. King v. Intero Group HIM Services, LLC, No. 3:26-cv-00063 (M.D. La.). The former employee alleges she worked for Intero for nearly five years and routinely worked over 40 hours a week without overtime pay, including at least 2.5 hours spent working off-the-clock preparing a weekly production log for her employer. She further alleges Intero refused to pay her 80 hours of accrued PTO upon her resignation.
The worker alleges that pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., she and similarly situated hourly employees are entitled to recover unpaid overtime wages, straight time wages for the 2.5 hours a week she worked off-the-clock, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees, and costs. The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
Furthermore, the worker claims she accrued 80 hours of PTO on January 1 of each year. However, despite repeated demands, Intero refused to pay her accrued PTO when she resigned. The Louisiana Wage and Hour Act, La. R.S. 23:631 et seq., requires employers to “pay the amount then due under the terms of employment, whether the employment is by the hour, day, week, or month, on or before the next regular payday for the pay cycle during which the employee was working at the time of separation or no later than fifteen days following the date of resignation, whichever occurs first.” Intero refused to comply with Louisiana law entitling the worker to “ninety days wages at the employee’s daily rate of pay, or else for full wages from the time the employee’s demand for payment is made until the employer shall pay or tender the amount of unpaid wages due to such employee, whichever is the lesser amount of penalty wages.” She also alleges she is entitled to attorney’s fees, judicial interest, and costs.
The experienced attorneys at Bohrer Brady, LLC, are available to help you determine whether you are also entitled to unpaid wages and overtime pay. Call (800) 876-3911 for a free, confidential initial consultation. You may also email us at info@bohrerbrady.com.
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