Class-action lawsuit claims UnityPoint Health shortchanged hourly workers

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 478

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A potential class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of employees of UnityPoint Health alleges the hospital chain has violated wage-and-hour laws by rounding down workers’ actual hours.

Plaintiffs Jennifer Randolph and Maggie McMahon, on behalf of themselves and other UnityPoint hourly workers, are suing Iowa Health System, which does business as UnityPoint Health, under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

UnityPoint Health operates 18 regional medical centers and 17 community-network hospitals in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The …

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