Employee Background Check, Training Issues Found During OIG Inspection
A recent inspection by the OIG found that a North Texas nursing facility did not consistently comply with requirements for newly hired staff members. Midtowne Meadows Health and Rehab is…
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Indianapolis Home Care Operator Withheld $86K in Wages
In 2018, federal investigators cited then owner Hahn March for not paying overtime wages to employees at Aging and Disabled Home Healthcare in Indiana. March again finds herself under scrutiny…
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PA Home Healthcare Agency to Pay $810K to 196 Workers for Wage Violations
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote home healthcare agency and its owner, Dominique Conner, to pay 196 direct care employees a total of…
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VibraLife of Katy to Pay $80,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability…
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DOL Finds California Home Care Company Ignoring Overtime Requirements for 3rd Time
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found the home care employer, operator of four Temple Garden Homes locations for people with developmental disabilities,…
Read More »Texas Medical Center to Pay $900K for Alleged Racial Hiring Discrimination
The US Department of Labor and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have entered into a conciliation agreement in which the federal contractor will pay $900,000 in back wages…
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DOL Recovers $317K in Unpaid Wages, Damages from California Home Care Provider
The US Department of Labor has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California residential care provider that refused to pay overtime…
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Former Employee Alleges Healthcare Provider Failed to Accommodate Breastfeeding Needs
A former employee of a prominent healthcare organization has filed a lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination and failure to provide necessary accommodations for breastfeeding.
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Caregiver Alleges Former Employer Violated Pregnancy Discrimination Laws
An Illinois caregiver took filed a complaint against her former employer, accusing them of pregnancy discrimination and retaliation.
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EEOC Sues GBMC Healthcare & Greater Baltimore Medical Center for Disability Discrimination
GBMC Hospital violated federal law when it discriminated against a deaf employee because of disability and retaliated against her for asking for an accommodation, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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