In a compelling legal battle, a former employee has filed a lawsuit against her previous employer, accusing the company of breaching their employment contract by failing to pay due overtime wages. Nicole Crawley initiated this class-action complaint on January 21, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against National Mentor Holdings, Inc., doing business as Sevita Health.
Nicole Crawley worked as a Program Services Clinical Coordinator from September 2018 until April 2023 at Sevita Health’s Savannah location. Her responsibilities included managing cases for foster children and conducting regular visits. According to the complaint, Crawley was promised overtime compensation for hours worked beyond the standard 40-hour workweek. However, she alleges that despite consistently working over 40 hours weekly, she was not compensated at the agreed rate of one and one-half times her regular pay. “Defendant failed to compensate Plaintiff at a rate of one and one-half times Plaintiff’s regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours in a single workweek,” reads the complaint.
Crawley’s lawsuit is not just personal; it seeks justice for all similarly situated employees who were employed by Sevita Health as Program Services Clinical Coordinators since January 20, 2020. The suit claims that between 100 and 500 individuals may have been affected by these alleged breaches of contract during this period. The plaintiff argues that Sevita Health systematically failed to honor its contractual obligations regarding overtime pay across its workforce.
The lawsuit accuses Sevita Health of breaching its employment contracts with these workers by not paying them according to the terms set forth in their agreements. It highlights how this failure resulted in financial injury and damages to Crawley and potentially hundreds of other employees who were denied rightful compensation. “Defendant’s failure and/or refusal to properly compensate Plaintiff at the rates and amounts required by its contract with Plaintiff injured and damages Plaintiff,” states the filing.
The relief sought includes certification of this case as a class action under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, an award for unpaid overtime compensation due to Crawley and others similarly situated, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, costs associated with bringing forth this action including reasonable attorney’s fees, and any further relief deemed appropriate by the court.
Representing Nicole Crawley are attorneys C. Ryan Morgan from Morgan & Morgan P.A., based in Orlando, Florida, alongside Andrew R. Frisch from Plantation, Florida (admission pending). The case is being presided over under Case No.: 4:26-cv-00019-LGW-BWC.
Source: 426cv19_Nicole_Crawley_v_National_Mentor_Complaint_Southern_District_of_Georgia..pdf
