Former employees of East Ohio Regional Hospital filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Aug. 28 to protect employee wage claims and bring transparency to the hospital’s finances.

Under federal law, employees’ unpaid wages move into a priority status in bankruptcy, ahead of other unsecured creditors, provided the bankruptcy proceeding is initiated within 180 days of the date the wages became due.

“This step was necessary to make sure employees have the best chance to recover what they are owed,” said Bob DeRose, an attorney with the Columbus, Ohio law firm of Barkan Meizlish DeRose, LLP. “It also ensures that the hospital’s accounts and assets will be examined and monitored by a federal bankruptcy trustee. Our message is s

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