SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- More than 200 employees have filed a lawsuit against three Central New York hospitals. Hourly employees from Crouse and St. Joseph's hospitals in Syracuse and Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in New Hartford claim the hospitals did not properly compensate them for hours worked.

The employees say the hospitals broke state labor laws by automatically deducting money from their paychecks for lunch breaks, even though the employees say they frequently worked through those breaks. Many of the employees are nurses.

Lawyers with Dolin, Thomas and Solomon have been investigating for several months and formally filed the suit Thursday.

The law firm says all three hospitals could face several million dollars in damages.

For more information about the lawsuit, visit hospitalovertime.com.