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Magellan Health controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Magellan Health sued over alleged unpaid work time

    Lawsuit filed

    Magellan Health was sued in Arizona federal court in a putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiff alleges that required equipment startup and shutdown work was uncompensated, amounting to an extra half hour of work per day.

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    • Employees in the call center were required to boot up their equipment prior to beginning work and shut down the equipment at the end of the work day, which plaintiff argues was a necessary task that was not compensated for under the employers time tracking system.
    • Per the plaintiff, this required work resulted in an extra half hour of uncompensated work per day.
    • On Wednesday, Magellan Health was sued in Arizona federal court. The case, structured as a putative class action, was filed by Douglas Haegg for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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  2. 2020

    Magellan Health discloses ransomware attack and possible exposure of customer information

    Issue disclosure

    Magellan Health disclosed a ransomware attack discovered on April 11 that may have affected some customers' personal information, including health-related and contact information and, for some individuals, Social Security numbers. The company stated that it had no evidence that personal data had been misused. The disclosure concerned a possible exposure of customer information resulting from the ransomware attack.

    Magellan Health said a ransomware attack discovered on April 11 may have affected some customers’ personal information, including health-related and contact information and, for some people, Social Security numbers. The company said it had no evidence that personal data had been misused.

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    • Magellan Health Inc. said Friday that a ransomware attack discovered on April 11 may have affected some customers’ personal information.
    • The compromised information included names and one or more of the following: treatment information, health insurance account information, member IDs, other health-related information, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses.
    • The Scottsdale-based managed care giant said it has no evidence any personal data has been misused.
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