Wisconsin DHS Announces Free Online Program to Train 10,000 Caregivers
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recently launched an initiative to train 10,000 people as certified direct care professionals (CDCPs) to combat the state’s shortage of caregivers. The self-paced…
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ICU Nurse Facing Drug and Child-Porn Charges Has Past Conviction for Sex Crime
A western Iowa nurse currently facing child pornography and drug charges has a history that includes a conviction for sexual exploitation of a minor.
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EEOC Issues Proposed Rule to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The NPRM was posted by the Federal Register…
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DOL Recovers More Than $500K in Back Wages, Damages for Employees of Home Healthcare Services Provider
An El Paso home healthcare and hospice service provider expected employees to work long days to care for people in need but failed to pay 133 of its employees the…
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Home Care Agency Sued by EEOC for Race and National Origin Discrimination
ACARE HHC Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency (“Four Seasons”), a Brooklyn-based company that provides its clients with home health aides, violated federal law by…
Read More »EEOC Releases New Content on Human Trafficking for Young Workers
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) added a new section on human trafficking to its Youth@Work webpage to help young workers, employers, educators, parents, and others identify signs of human…
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Court Requires Hawaii ALFs, Owners to Pay $287K Back Wages, Damages
A federal court has required the owners and operators of two residential care facilities in Kaneohe to pay $287,279 in wages and liquidated damages to 23 caregivers after a US…
Read More »Updated EEOC Resource about the ADA and Individuals with Visual Disabilities at Work
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released an updated technical assistance document, “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” explaining how the Americans with…
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US DOL Recovers $373K in Back Wages, Damages from California Staffing Agency
The US Department of Labor has recovered $373,471 in back wages and damages for 23 caregivers after an investigation found a Bay Area staffing agency denied overtime wages to workers,…
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Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
OSHA is amending its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation to require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness information to OSHA that employers are already required to keep…
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