Mayo Clinic Pays Workers in Time Rounding Settlement
Payments follow a settlement of an arbitration over unpaid time tied to the clinic's rounding policy.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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Mayo Clinic has begun paying employees under a settlement of an arbitration brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The arbitration alleged the clinic's time rounding policy resulted in unpaid work time, which Mayo Clinic denies. The clinic agreed to pay up to $30 million total.
Why it matters
The settlement affects overtime-eligible staff employed in Rochester between Aug. 27, 2023 and May 20, 2026, many of whom may receive payments. The parties said they entered the settlement to avoid further disputes and litigation.
The settlement caps Mayo Clinic's total payments at $30 million, with each check tied to the weeks worked under the policy across roughly three years. The total number of eligible employees and the average payment were not provided.
The players
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, with a large employee base and multiple care sites across the country.
The details
The arbitration, Seefurth v. Mayo Clinic, was brought by a former employee and alleged that call center employees were not compensated for pre- and post-shift work activities. Employees who cash or deposit their settlement checks within 180 days become members of the collective action and forfeit other legal action on the claims at issue.
Timeline
Aug. 27, 2023: Start of the settlement-covered employment period.
May 20, 2026: End of the settlement-covered employment period.
180 days: Window for employees to cash or deposit checks and join the collective action.
Labor Landscape
The case arises under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal law that governs minimum wage and overtime pay for hourly workers. Resolving the dispute through arbitration and a collective settlement, rather than a court ruling, leaves the clinic's denial of wrongdoing unadjudicated.
Eligible employees who cash or deposit their settlement checks within 180 days join the collective action and give up other legal claims on the issues at stake. Workers who want to receive a payment should act within that window.
The takeaway
Employees affected by time rounding policies should check whether they are covered by a settlement and note the 180-day deadline to cash or deposit payments. Timekeeping records can be important when reviewing any future pay claim.
Further reading
For more on staffing and pay in the sector, explore Nursing Jobs coverage in Rochester.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Rochester Post Bulletin.
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