A state district judge in New Mexico granted class-action status to a lawsuit brought against St. Vincent Hospital, also known as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, by employees seeking back pay and other compensation for unpaid wages and forfeited lunch breaks.
The decision, announced in court by Judge Sarah Singleton of the First Judicial District Court of Santa Fe on March 13, means as many as 2,000 previous and current employees who worked between 2008 and the present could potentially opt into the litigation, said Stephen Curtice, an attorney with Youtz & Valdez, the Albuquerque law firm handling the case.
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