US DOL Recovers $30K from Tennessee Assisted Living Centers Operator for Retaliating against Employee
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $31,761 in back wages and damages from a Tennessee operator of assisted living communities that illegally fired one worker for questioning the…
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EEOC Sues Helia Healthcare for Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination and Retaliation
Helia Healthcare, doing business as Doctors Nursing Rehabilitation Center, violated federal laws by subjecting a licensed practical nurse to sexual harassment by a supervisor, failing to accommodate a short medical…
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Majestic Care of Columbus to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Racial Discrimination and Harassment Charge
Nursing facility Majestic Care will pay $30,000 to settle a racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. An…
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DOL Recovers $375K in Back Wages, Damages for 806 Nursing Home Workers
The US Department of Labor has recovered $375,649 in back wages and liquidated damages for 806 current and former employees of nursing homes in upstate New York that denied them…
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DOL Seeking Dozens of Workers Employed by Georgia Home Care Provider Owed $65K in Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor (DOL) is trying to connect 26 former employees of a Cordele home healthcare company with their share of $65,944 in back wages and liquidated damages…
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Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility to Pay $150K in Age, Sex and Retaliation Discrimination Case
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group,…
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NY Doctor Illegally Fired Employee Who Reported Lack of COVID Protections to State Officials
After an Occupational Safety and Health Administration whistleblower investigation, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of the Solicitor filed suit against Dr. David Kwiat and his practice in March 2022, alleging they illegally fired…
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Philadelphia Agency to Pay $229K in Overtime Back Wages, Damages to 66 Home Care Aides
The US Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent judgment requiring a Philadelphia-based home care services provider to pay 66 home health aides $129,697 in back wages and damages…
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DOL Recovers $135K for 57 Employees Denied Overtime by Minnesota Homecare Provider
The Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $135,000, representing $67,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages, for 57 employees of Axis Home PCA Agency Inc. after…
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By Relaxing English Requirements, NH Aims to Train More LNAs
A new law will make it easier for people who speak English as a second language to become licensed nursing assistants in New Hampshire.
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