The wage and hour attorneys at Morgan and Morgan are pleased to announce that Amerigroup Corp. has agreed to pay $4.45 million to settle a class action brought by its New York marketing representatives. The lawsuit challenged Amerigroup’s position that its marketing representatives were not entitled to overtime wages when they worked more than 40 hours a week. Morgan and Morgan is proud to have been one of the law firms representing the class, each member of which will receive an average of $5000 as part of the settlement.
In Nov. 2010, a proposed class action was filed against Amerigroup alleging that the company violated federal and state labor laws when it classified its marketing representatives nationwide as “outside salespeople,” who are exempt, or ineligible, to receive
overtime pay. Amerigroup, which contracts with the government to offer managed healthcare to eligible individuals under Medicaid and Medicare, earns a government-paid commission for each member it enrolls, the suit claims. A similar case was filed several months later on behalf of New York-based marketing reps, which was then consolidated with the class action suit. Allegedly, the marketing reps were overworked and underpaid, tasked with recruiting 25 enrollees per week, and routinely worked more than 40 hours a week without time-and-a-half pay.
The overtime settlement covers more than 900 Medicaid marketing representatives who work or have worked in Amerigroup’s New York-based offices between Nov. 2004 and present day. Because employee misclassification remains one of the most common violations of
overtime law, the wage and hour lawyers at Morgan and Morgan continue to investigate claims on behalf of other marketing representatives who were denied overtime pay. If you worked as HMO marketing representative and were denied overtime wages, contact Morgan and Morgan by calling 877-667-4265 or visiting
http://www.usovertimelawyers.com/ for a free case review.
About Morgan and Morgan
The employment law division at Morgan and Morgan is dedicated to protecting the rights afforded to employees under state and federal labor laws. They handle wage and hour cases through New York and the United States, as well as claims involving minimum wage violations, sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. If you suspect your employment rights have been violated, visit USOvertimeLawyers.com or ForThePeople.com today for a free case evaluation and information on your legal rights.
