In what appears to be a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected Bayada Home Health Care’s bid to withhold contact information for all potential Pennsylvania class members in a wage-and-hour lawsuit—and suggested possible sanctions against the health care company for improperly delaying the litigation.
The appeals court in Reed v. Bayada Home Health Care quashed Bayada’s appeal from a Philadelphia trial judge’s Sept. 26, 2018, order, which gave the company 20 days to hand over to the plaintiffs contact information for all current and former employees who could potentially be class members in Pennsylvania. The lead plaintiffs allege violation of Pennsylvania wage-and-hour statutes on behalf of themselves and similarly situated nurses.
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