Baker v. The Anthem Companies, Inc.

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Case Number:

1:21-cv-04866

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William M. Ray, II

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  1. January 20, 2026

    Elevance, Nurses Reach Midtrial Deal To End OT Pay Suit

    Elevance Health agreed Tuesday to settle claims from three dozen registered nurses, assigned to evaluate insurance claims, that they were denied overtime pay, bringing an early close to a bench trial that kicked off in Georgia federal court last week.

  2. January 12, 2026

    Elevance Nurses Are Owed No OT, Judge Told As Trial Opens

    Elevance Health Inc. said Monday that claims it violated labor law by denying overtime pay to registered nurses evaluating insurance claims are "preposterous," as a Georgia federal bench trial kicked off over a suit from nearly 40 nurses alleging they were stiffed on years of pay.

  3. April 29, 2024

    Anthem Seeks Early Win, Decertification In OT Suit

    Insurance company Anthem asked a Georgia federal judge to grant it a quick win in an unpaid overtime suit and to decertify a class of nurses, saying it had properly classified the nurses as overtime-exempt and that they fit multiple exemptions to federal overtime laws.

  4. February 06, 2023

    Anthem Nurses Win Collective Cert. In Georgia OT Suit

    A Georgia federal judge on Monday certified a class of medical management nurses for Anthem Cos. Inc. in their suit alleging the health insurer did not pay them overtime wages, ruling the nurses' duties were similar enough to warrant certification.

  5. March 09, 2022

    Ex-Anthem Nurse Asks For Collective Cert. In Overtime Suit

    A former nurse with health insurer Anthem has asked a federal judge to certify a Fair Labor Standards Act collective of salaried nurses who say they should have been paid overtime while conducting the company's medical necessity reviews in Georgia, dating back to November 2018.

  6. November 30, 2021

    Anthem Hit With Unpaid Overtime Collective Claims

    Health insurer Anthem overworked its employees and did not pay them the overtime they are owed under law, according to a proposed collective action a former nurse for the company filed Monday in Georgia federal court.