EEOC Highlights Potential Discrimination Issues with Wearable Technologies
A new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” released by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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BayMark Health Services to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a former employee following an investigation…
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EEOC Releases PWFA Information for Healthcare Providers
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new information for healthcare providers to help their patients obtain pregnancy and childbirth-related accommodations in the workplace under the Pregnant Workers Fairness…
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Philly Home Care Agency to Pay $414K in Wages, Damages to 62 Workers
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment against a home healthcare agency and its owner, Teajan Kamara, who had deliberately failed to pay employees their legally earned…
Read More »Justice Department Resolves Citizenship Discrimination Claims with Healthcare Provider
The Justice Department announced that it secured an agreement with Pennsylvania-based HCSG East LLC and its parent company, Healthcare Services Group Inc. (HCSG), a nationwide provider of housekeeping, laundry and…
Read More »DOL Orders 2 Staffing Companies to Pay $2.4M in Back Wages to 341 Employees
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order in federal court that recovers a total of more than $2.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages…
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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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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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