UnitedHealthcare Denied Early Appeal in Nurse Overtime Lawsuit

A New Mexico federal court has denied UnitedHealthcare's request to take an early appeal of a ruling that allows a nurse case manager's proposed class action to proceed. The nurse, who is not named in the source, had filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare alleging that she was misclassified as exempt from overtime pay.

The court ruled that the statute of limitations for filing the appeal had expired, preventing UnitedHealthcare from seeking an early review of the decision.