SHARLEY BASS v MED-CALL HEALTHCARE INC., and RISHER DUMPIT, Individually

Case No. 2023-CA-012061 in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Florida, Civil Division

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Your notice relates to a proposed settlement in a class action lawsuit which alleges that Defendant Med-Call Healthcare, Inc., and Defendant Risher Dumpit, Individually, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Florida law. Plaintiff Sharley Bass (“Plaintiff”) alleged that Med-Call violated the FLSA and Florida law generally by failing to comply with the FLSA’s overtime requirements. Specifically, the Action alleges that Med-Call failed to include compensable on-call and travel time in its overtime payments and also failed to include hourly stipends in calculating the overtime rate for its nurses and nursing assistants at vaccination sites in violation of 29 U.S.C. § 207. The two sides disagree as to whether Med-Call’s conduct was permitted under the FLSA and Florida law, whether Med-Call would be liable under the FLSA and Florida law with respect to that conduct and, if so, the extent of any such liability. The parties have, however, agreed to resolve the lawsuit through a Court-supervised settlement.

  • Membership in the settlement class will be determined based upon Med-Call’s records.
  • You are received notice because Med-Call’s records indicate that you are a Class Member, so you are eligible to participate in this class action settlement.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT

How to Get Paid from the Settlement:

You do not need to file a claim through the Settlement Website. If you do not opt-out and the Court grants final approval of the Class Settlement, you will be sent a Settlement Check. The amount of your Settlement Check will be determined by dividing: 100% of the Net Settlement Fund by the number of Class Members based upon the number of pay periods and/or hours worked by each class member during the Class Period.

What happens if you do nothing:

If the Court approves the settlement and you do nothing, you will be releasing your claims and you will receive your share of a class action settlement. The Full Release and Released Parties are available on the Important Court Documents page.

How to ask that you be excluded:

You have the right to exclude yourself from the settlement completely (“opt out”). You can opt out by following the instructions on the Frequently Asked Questions page. You will not receive any monetary payments from the Settlement. You will not have any right to object, but you will not be bound by the terms of this Settlement and will retain your right to file your own lawsuit. The opt out deadline is October 2, 2023.

Object by October 2, 2023:

You may write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. You cannot object if you opt out.

Go to a Hearing on October 11, 2023:

Ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement.
  • Your rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this Notice; The Court still has to decide whether to approve this settlement, which may take some time.