Updated EEOC Resource Explains ADA Requirements for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released an updated resource document, “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” explaining how the Americans with Disabilities…
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Michigan Assisted Living Facility, Owner to Pay $15K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal court has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility to pay $15,238 in back wages and damages to six healthcare workers, whom the employer failed to…
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DC OAG Recovers $1.5M from Assisted Living Company that Failed to Pay Frontline Workers’ Wages
DC Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that Azure Health Services, LLC, which operated assisted-living facilities across the District, will pay $1,510,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to pay…
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A Bill for Virginia Nursing Home Staffing Standards Is Moving
After two decades of General Assembly rejections, a measure setting minimum staff standards for Virginia nursing homes is on the move.
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Care Industry Compliance Initiative Recovers $500K in Back Wages, Damages for 48 Workers
An ongoing compliance initiative by the US Department of Labor found that four Sacramento-area home care providers failed to pay employees overtime as required despite some working 24-hour shifts caring…
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California Adult Care Provider to Pay $690K in Back Wages, Damages to 108 Workers
A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a Southern California adult care provider with a history of labor violations to pay $690,696 to 108 employees after the US…
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Virginia Home Healthcare Company, Owners to Pay $1.5M in Back Wages, Damages
A Chesapeake home healthcare company and its owners must pay more than $1.5 million — $759,698 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages — to 194 employees…
Read More »US DOL Secures Judgment to Recover $3.8M in Back Wages, Damages from TriMED Healthcare
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering a Willow Grove home care agency that intentionally denied 433 employees full overtime wages to pay them more than…
Read More »EEOC Sues Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for Religious Discrimination
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, violated federal law when it fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its influenza vaccination policy,…
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Atlanta Hospital Fires 4 Nurses for TikTok Video Making Fun of Patients
Emory University Hospital Midtown announced that it has fired four nurses after they posted a video making fun of hospital patients on TikTok.
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