HHS Environmental to Pay $400,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
HHS Environmental, LLC, a company providing janitorial and other services to hospitals nationwide, will pay $400,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the…
Read More »Patient’s Death Leads to Discovery Home Healthcare Nurse Was Fake
The death of a patient receiving in-home healthcare led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according to investigators in Florida.
Read More »
Ohio Nursing Center to Pay $243K for Employing Excluded Individual
On January 23, 2025, Walnut Creek SNF Opco, LLC d/b/a Walnut Creek Nursing Center (Walnut Creek), Dayton, Ohio entered into a $243,000.90 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves…
Read More »
Virginia Business Owner Gets 2 Years for Not Paying Employee Withholding Taxes
A Chester man was sentenced to two years in prison for willful failure to account for or pay over employment taxes. According to court documents, David Neel, 63, was the…
Read More »
Iowa Reduces Educational, Licensing Requirements for Nursing Home Administrators
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which oversees nursing homes in the state, is adopting new rules that lessen the educational and licensing requirements for nursing home administrators.
Read More »
EEOC Publishes Annual Performance and General Counsel Reports for FY 2024
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its report on the agency’s performance during fiscal year 2024, covering Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, and the Office of…
Read More »
DOL Recovers $844K for 158 Workers Denied Overtime by Louisiana Home Care Providers
The findings of two recent US Department of Labor investigations show misclassification of employees as independent contractors is an ongoing concern for home care industry workers in Louisiana and throughout…
Read More »US DOL: Oklahoma Clinic Contractor Illegally Fired Worker for Using Medical Leave
The US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found CREOKS Health Services — doing business as TruHealth Integrated Care — the operator of 24 healthcare locations across eastern…
Read More »
DOL Recovers $446K for 88 Misclassified Workers from Louisiana Home Care Providers
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $446,334 in back wages and liquidated damages from two northwest Louisiana home care companies that misclassified 88 workers as independent contractors, depriving…
Read More »
PACE Southeast Michigan to Pay $170K in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Opportunity…
Read More »