BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - A nurse who works at a Bremerton medical center has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against Franciscan Health System, alleging staff isn’t properly compensated for lunch and other work breaks.
The Kitsap Sun reports Hana Etcheverry, who works at the Harrison Medical Center campus, says in court documents that nurses’ unpaid breaks, including 30 minutes for lunch, are “continuously subject to interruption” in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Washington state law.
Lawyers filed the suit this week as a class action to enjoin all nurses like Etcheverry who’ve worked in the Franciscan Health System over the past several years.
CHI Franciscan vice president Cary Evans says they are aware of the filing, are looking into the matters raised in the complaint and will handle all appropriately.
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Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
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