NJ Governor’s Budget Includes $211.2 Million in Wage Increases for Workers Who Care for Vulnerable Residents
Demonstrating continued support for the frontline workers vital to the health and safety of many New Jerseyans, Governor Murphy’s budget proposal includes wage increases for critical workers who care for…
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US EEOC and US Department of Justice Warn against Disability Discrimination
Today the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) each released a technical assistance document about disability discrimination when employers use artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Federal Court Orders Maryland Eldercare Providers, Owners to Pay $364K in Back Wages, Damages
A federal judge has ordered four interrelated Upper Marlboro providers of assisted living, adult day care, and transportation services to pay $364,604 — $182,302 in back wages and an equal…
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Rhode Island Medical Practices, Owners to Pay $175K in Wages, Damages to 103 Underpaid Employees
Four Ocean State medical facilities in Providence and West Greenwich, and their owner and operator, will pay $175,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 103 employees to resolve violations…
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Bill Allows Nursing Homes in Delaware to Consider Flu Shots in Hiring
The state Senate has unanimously passed a measure that allows nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Delaware to fire employees who do not get flu shots.
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Employer’s Pay Practices Denied 7 Michigan Residential Healthcare Workers $94K in Back Wages
Residential healthcare workers often provide around-the-clock assistance with essential daily living tasks for some of our most vulnerable people. Theirs, however, is an industry where employers’ errant pay practices too…
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Iowa Nurse Sues over ‘Patently Inaccurate’ Background Check
Jennifer Malatek, a Johnson County nurse is suing First Advantage Background Services, a background-check company, for allegedly costing her a job offer.
Read More »Maryland Assisted-Living Facilities to Pay $950K in Back Wages, Damages, Penalties for Willful FLSA Violations
Despite serving the needs of the elderly at four Maryland assisted-living facilities with high-quality, compassionate care, 27 essential workers fell victim to employers who showed little concern for their well-being…
Read More »Courts Orders Lancaster Healthcare Agency to Pay More Than $1.15M in Back Wages, Damages
A federal court entered a consent judgment against a Pennsylvania home healthcare agency and its owner after investigators found they denied 193 direct care workers overtime pay. Entered on April…
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Federal Investigations Find Homecare Service Provider Denied Workers Overtime Wages, Recover $383K
Four federal investigations have led to the recovery of $383,183 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 workers of a Trafford homecare service provider who denied them their full…
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