Medical diagnostic testing company Quest Diagnostics Inc. (“Quest”) has agreed to pay 238 employees across the country a total of $688,772 in overtime back wages due under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) after having misclassified certain computer systems workers, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division announced today. The settlement stems from a misclassification of systems workers as “exempt” which commonly occurs not only among health industry employers, but also among other employers as well.
