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Tacoma's MultiCare nurses win back pay for breaks worked
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/13/3095181/tacomas-multicare-nurses-win-back.htmlTacoma's MultiCare nurses win back pay for breaks worked
By John Gillie
Staff writer
March 13, 2014 Updated 9 hours ago
MultiCare Health System registered nurses who claimed they were forced to work through their breaks have been paid nearly $100,000 in back wages by the health care system.
Attorneys for 778 registered nurses who worked for Tacoma’s MultiCare from 2004 through 2010 said those nurses recently received checks totaling $98,336 for missed breaks that they documented.
“Charge nurses routinely told their RNs not to expect breaks,” said attorney Stephen Hansen, who represented the nurses. “The nurses worked through their breaks, and the law required they be paid overtime.”
Nonunion nurses working for MultiCare brought suit against the health system several years ago.