Former Consultant Represented by Nichols Kaster, PLLP Files Overtime Lawsuit Against Sona MedSpa

    MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 03, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On April 29, 2016, a former consultant filed a proposed collective action lawsuit in Texas federal court seeking overtime wages from Viva Life, LLC d/b/a Sona MedSpa, LLC ("Sona MedSpa"). She brought the case on behalf of herself and all other individuals in similar job positions nationwide who were paid a salary plus commissions with no additional overtime premium. The lawsuit alleges that Sona MedSpa misclassified its consultants as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's requirements, and as a result, failed to pay them overtime wages when they worked more than forty (40) hours in a workweek. The lawsuit seeks overtime premiums, plus double damages.

Sona MedSpa is a medical-aesthetics clinic that offers services such as prescription-based facial rejuvenation procedures, skin resurfacing, and body contouring. According to its website, Sona MedSpa is a "leader in the medical spa arena and is a national leader in treatments performed." It operates 20 clinics in six states throughout the country.

Plaintiff's attorney Brittany Bachman stated, "Sona MedSpa demanded these employees work long hours. By misclassifying them as exempt employees, Sona MedSpa avoided paying overtime premiums and providing their employees with other protections they should have received. Through this lawsuit, we seek to get them paid the overtime premiums provided by law."

The Plaintiffs in the case are represented by Paul J. Lukas and Brittany Bachman from Nichols Kaster, PLLP, which has offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and San Francisco, California.

This case is entitled, Stacks v. Viva Life, LLC d/b/a Sona MedSpa International, Inc., Court File No. 4:16-cv-01179 (Southern District of Texas).

Additional information about how to make a claim in the case may be found at www.nka.com or by calling Nichols Kaster, PLLP toll free at (877) 448-0492.

Nichols Kaster is a nationally recognized plaintiffs firm that focuses on representing employees and consumers whose rights have been violated. The firm was selected as a member of the National Law Journal's Litigation Boutiques Hot List, ranked as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News & World Report, selected as a top plaintiffs' employment law firm by Law360 and named one the top 50 Elite Trial Lawyers by The National Law Journal and Law.com.

The firm is led by its partners, who are regularly selected by their peers as Super Lawyers, and sit on the boards of numerous professional organizations, including the National Association of Employment Lawyers, the ABA Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee and the Council for the Minnesota State Bar Association's Consumer Litigation Section.

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