CommuniCare & WorldWide Nurse Settlement

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
Case No. 1:23-cv-00097-MRB-SKB

Are you a foreign-trained nurse who was sponsored by CommuniCare in the immigration process between February 17, 2013 and October 1, 2025?

There is a $1,000,000 settlement of a lawsuit against CommuniCare and WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions. You may be entitled to money.

Update: The Court granted final approval of the settlement on July 15, 2026. Once the settlement has become a final non-appealable order, the Administrator will be able to start releasing settlement payments to Class Members. This is expected to occur in 31 days, if no appeals are filed. This page will be updated after that process has begun.

 

This lawsuit is brought by Plaintiff Ariane Rose Villarin against Healthcare Facility Management, LLC, d/b/a CommuniCare Family of Companies and WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions, LLC. The lawsuit is brought on a class action basis and a collective action basis.

The lawsuit involves Defendants’ alleged employment practices, including claims relating to the contracts between CommuniCare/WorldWide and Healthcare Workers, the legality and enforceability of certain provisions in those contracts (including, in certain instances, Healthcare Workers’ payments to CommuniCare/WorldWide under those contracts).