US DOL Recovers $176K in Back Wages after Employer Illegally Shortchanged 9 Healthcare Workers
A federal investigation has recovered $176,193 in back wages for nine healthcare workers after the owner of four Bay Area residential care homes denied them overtime pay. A US Department…
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Medical Billing Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay $2M in Payroll, Employment Taxes
Sandra Eller, 59, a Lafayette County, Missouri, business owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to failing to pay over nearly $2 million in payroll and employment taxes over a…
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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder under the ADA
The Department of Justice announced today that it has published guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are in treatment…
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Indiana-based senior living community to Pay $115,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Heart of CarDon, a Bloomington, Indiana-based senior living community, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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EEOC Sues North Memorial Health for Disability Discrimination against Deaf Applicant
North Memorial Health violated civil rights law when it failed to hire an applicant who is deaf because of her disability and failed to provide her a reasonable accommodation, the…
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Justice Department Finds that IN State Nursing Board Discriminates against People with Opioid Use Disorder
The Justice Department found today that the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing Board) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by prohibiting nurses who take medication to treat Opioid…
Read More »Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4M and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a pair of settlement agreements with two Brooklyn-based…
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Nurses Are Frustrated by Months-Long Delays to Get Licensed in Some States
More than half of the 12,000 nurses who were issued licenses to work in Pennsylvania in 2021 waited for three months or longer to get them, according to an NPR…
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Justice Department Settles E-Verify Discrimination Claims against Washington State-Based Home Care Provider
The Department of Justice announced that it reached a settlement with Bianchi Home Care Inc. (Bianchi), a home care provider based in Washington state. The settlement resolves the department’s claims…
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Federal Court Orders Philadelphia Home Healthcare Agency to Pay More Than $430K
A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare staffing agency and its owner to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 43 employees after US Department…
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