A health care staffing company based in Cincinnati is being sued by workers it recruited from the Philippines, who are accusing the company of violating federal and state human trafficking laws.
Highlights
- Fast-growing Health Carousel is headquartered in Cincinnati, has an Austin Landing office, and in recent years has acquired other Dayton-area staffing firms.
- The lawsuit was first filed in March 2020 and is seeking class action status.
- The plaintiffs are still working on getting certification for their proposed class action lawsuit.
- The company argues it hasn’t violated any law, hasn’t compelled labor, and hasn’t misrepresented contract terms, and that it uses contract terms that Ohio has long recognized and approved, including a liquidated damages clause and a non-compete covenant.
- The suit focuses on their international recruitment and says “Health Carousel’s ‘employment’ is essentially indentured servitude