US DOL Recovers $126K for Employees after Federal Court Holds CT Home Healthcare Provider in Contempt
The US Marshals Service facilitated the seizure of $126,250 in back wages and liquidated damages and $22,413 in attorney’s fees from the corporate bank account of a New London home…
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US DOL Recovers $105k in Back Wages after Investigation Finds Overtime Violations by FL Healthcare Services Provider
An investigation by the US Department of Labor led to major changes by a Tampa employer in its pay practices that have the potential to affect the lives of more…
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US DOL Finds Oklahoma City Nursing Homes Operators Failed to Pay Workers for Time Spent in Training, Meetings
While nursing home workers continue to put themselves at-risk as the nation battles the ongoing pandemic, federal investigators found that the pay practices of three Oklahoma City-area nursing homes denied…
Read More »Maine Announces Increased Payment Rates for LTC Facilities to Support 125% of Minimum Wage
The Mills Administration announced a plan to increase MaineCare (Medicaid) payment rates for 225 nursing and residential care facilities across Maine beginning January 1, 2022. The improved rates, which were…
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US DOL Finds Texas Home Healthcare Agencies Failed to Pay $1.2M in Minimum Wage & Overtime Wages
A recent federal investigation found the operators of two related Garland home care agencies underpaid workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A US Department of Labor Wage…
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EEOC Adds New Section Clarifying When COVID-19 May Be a Disability, Updating Technical Assistance
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today adding a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with…
Read More »EEOC Issues New EEO Digest
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the availability of the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest). The EEO Digest, a…
Read More »US DOL Extends Comment Period for Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022. OSHA extended…
Read More »MedicOne Medical Response to Pay $450,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
MedicOne, an operator of three ambulance services in Tennessee with facilities in Mississippi and Illinois and headquartered in Farmers Branch, Texas, will pay $450,000 and provide other relief to settle…
Read More »Illinois Medical Center to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
The former owner of West Suburban Medical Center, an Oak Park, Illinois hospital will pay $150,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),…
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