Court Requires Virginia Home Care Provider, Owners to Pay about $1.6M in Back Wages, Damages
A federal court has directed a Fairfax home care agency and its owners to pay more than $1.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 202 home health aides…
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Court Orders Philadelphia Home Healthcare Staffing Agency to Pay $212K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal court in Pennsylvania has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare staffing agency to pay $197,236 in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees after federal investigators found that…
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Alternate Solutions Health Network and Inova Home Health to Pay $105K to Settle EEOC Pay Discrimination Lawsuit
Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH) and Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), which owns in-part and operates IHH, have agreed to pay $105,000 and provide other relief to settle a…
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Significant Consequences: US Department of Labor Recovers $1M for Home Care Workers
A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a West Lebanon home healthcare business — with a history of unlawful…
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NY Health System Ends Hiring Local Travel Nurses to Curb Staff Turnover and Resentment
St Peter’s Health partners will stop hiring travel nurses who live within a 50-mile radius because rates for travel nurses were originally designed to accommodate for the fact that nurses…
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California Bill Could Bring Additional Costs for Healthcare Providers
California Senate Bill 525 is poised to increase the minimum wage for employees working in California healthcare facilities from $15 to $25 per hour.
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Illinois AG Reaches Settlement with Medical Staffing Agency Charging Employees Fees for Missing Work
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement agreement that resolves an investigation by the Attorney General’s office and the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) into a medical staffing company’s practice…
Read More »NYS DOL Announces Strengthened Labor Law Prohibiting Mandatory Overtime for Nurses in Effect
The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) announced July 6, 2023, that an update to the Labor Law restricting mandatory overtime for nurses is now in effect. Under the…
Read More »Chicago Nursing Home Staff Walk out over Pay Dispute
Nurses at a nursing home in the city’s Austin neighborhood say new ownership has caused major issues with them getting paid, and some of the staff have now walked off…
Read More »New Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Requirements in Effect July 1
Pennsylvania state agencies will begin enforcing new staffing requirements at long-term care facilities. The new rules, which took effect July 1, set a minimum number of hours each resident should get…
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