Reimer v. Champion Healthcare Corp.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

The appellants, a class of plaintiffs consisting largely of nurses, filed a civil action against their hospital employer, Dakota Heartland Health Systems, for wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 206 et seq. Following-lengthy pretrial proceedings, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The district court2 granted summary judgment to Dakota Heartland on the appellants’ substantive claims. The district court also awarded attorney’s fees to the appellants for a wage calculation error that the hospital corrected after the civil action was…