Humana reaches $17M settlement in home health workers’ overtime lawsuit

Humana reached a $17 million settlement agreement to resolve a class-action case that accused the health insurer of not properly paying overtime wages, according to court documents

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In their lawsuit, plaintiffs and settlement class members who are home healthcare workers alleged their employer, Humana at Home, had them work 24-hour live-in shifts or hourly shifts that lasted up to 12 hours without proper overtime pay. 

A settlement agreement to resolve the allegations was filed March 26 in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut. On average, the agreement would give each class member a minimum of $6,800. Humana and the plaintiffs asked for the settlement, which they described as “fair, reasonable, and adequate,” to be granted preliminary approval. 

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