Health Workers Report Harassment, Symptoms of Poor Mental Health, and Difficult Working Conditions
More than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018. This may include threats, bullying, verbal abuse, or other actions from patients and…
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Court Orders Pittsburgh Home Care Agency, Owner to Pay $208K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal court is requiring a Pittsburgh staffing agency and its owner to pay $208,044 in back wages and liquidated damages to 96 home health workers misclassified as independent contractors…
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RI Nursing Home Agrees to Pay $288K in Back Pay and Damages after Wage Theft Investigation
Following a US Department of Labor (DOL) investigation, a Rhode Island nursing home has agreed to pay more than $288,000 in back wages and damages to employees who did not…
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Federal Judge Orders Healthcare Companion Company to Pay 34 Workers $95K in Wages, Damages
On Oct. 13, 2023, Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered an agreed consent order and judgment requiring Great Lakes Care Companions Inc., and its owner, Juan G. Salazar to pay a…
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EEOC Sues Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility for Age, Sex Discrimination
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, violated federal civil rights laws by discriminating against a physical therapy assistant because of his age and sex…
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Community Hospital to Pay $158,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Munster Medical Research Foundation, Inc., doing business as Community Hospital, agreed to pay $158,000, rehire a former registered nurse, and adopt policy changes to settle a lawsuit filed by the…
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DOL Recovers $47K in Back Wages, Damages for Home Care Workers after Employer Again Failed to Pay Overtime
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found a home care company in Union City again denied workers their full pay intentionally by depriving them…
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Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, violated federal law when it discharged an African American employee after she reported an incident of racial…
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EEOC Proposes Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance to Protect Workers
Following a majority vote, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) invited the public to comment on its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” The Federal Register today…
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Riverwalk Post-Acute Settles EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Orange Treeidence OPCO, LLC, doing business as Riverwalk Post-Acute, Providence Group, Inc. (PGI), and Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc. (PACS), have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the US…
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