The Iowa Board of Regents has agreed to a settlement to resolve claims it did not properly pay the wages of its employees who provided healthcare at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).

The Iowa Board of Regents lawsuit alleged UIHC has a policy and practice of neglecting to pay its health care provider employees’ overtime wages within 12 days of the pay period in which they are earned, and of failing to pay employees all of their earned wages in a timely manner after they were terminated, in violation of the Iowa Wage Payment and Collection Law and Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Iowa Board of Regents is a government agency that operates a hospital and clinics at the University of Iowa.

The settlement website did not state how much compensation each employee or former employee might be eligible for. However, those who believe they may be eligible for compensation must submit a claim or W-9 form using their ID number.

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Iowa Board of Regents Late Wages Class Action Lawsuit

Who’s Eligible:
- The settlement benefits an Overtime Class made up of all individuals who worked for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from Jan. 8, 2017, to present, and who were classified as merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S for purposes of overtime pay.
- The settlement also benefits a Wages Class made up of those who have worked for UIHC since Aug. 19, 2017, as members of the SEIU bargaining unit (health care professional bargaining\ unit) or Oct. 7, 2017, as a merit, merit-exempt or non-exempt P&S employee, “respectively, who have not received their earned wages until more than 12 days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, after the end of the period in which the wages were earned.”
Estimated Amount: TBD
Proof of Purchase: SIMID/Unique ID
Claim Form Deadline: 08/28/2023
Case Name & Number:
- Melinda Myers, et al. v. Iowa Board of Regents, Case No. 3:19-cv-00081-SMR-SBJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
How to file a claim:
- Head over to the Claim Form.
- Read over the claim form to see if you are eligible.
- Complete the claim form with your info.
- Submit your claim form to receive your potential award!

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