DOL Final Rule to Increase Compensation Thresholds for Overtime Eligibility
The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule that expands overtime protections for millions of the nation’s lower-paid salaried workers by increasing the salary thresholds required to exempt a salaried bona…
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NYC Comptroller Wins $2.7M+ in Back Wages for Healthcare Workers Contracted by NYC Health + Hospitals
The New York City Comptroller’s Office reached a monumental settlement with Winston Support Services, LLC (Winston) for prevailing wage violations concerning 332 temporary office workers at hospitals and medical centers…
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EEOC Issues Final Regulation on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing important clarity that will allow pregnant workers the ability…
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North Dakota Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) retaliation…
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DOL Recovers $37K in Back Wages for 35 Caregivers Misclassified as Independent Contractors
Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found a South Carolina home healthcare services provider misclassified workers as independent contractors and, by doing so, paid employees straight-time rates for…
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Top Factors in Nurses Ending Healthcare Employment between 2018 and 2021
In this cross-sectional study of 7887 nurses who were employed in a non–healthcare job, not currently employed, or retired, the top contributing factors for leaving healthcare employment were planned retirement…
Read More »DOL Issues Final Rule to Clarify Rights to Employee Representation during OSHA Inspections
The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule clarifying the rights of employees to authorize a representative to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officer…
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EEOC Sues Kentucky Hospital for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
Ephraim McDowell Health, Inc. (EMH), headquartered in Danville, Kentucky, violated federal law by denying a female employee a promotion because of her sex and retaliated against her after she filed…
Read More »EEOC Releases Two Litigation Program Updates
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Office of General Counsel (OGC) Annual Report, covering Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, and a…
Read More »DOL Recovers More Than $140k in Back Wages, Damages for 118 Home Healthcare Workers
Investigators with the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division determined that two Louisiana home healthcare companies, Twin City Home Care Services and Divine Services, paid 118 employees…
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