The part-owner and operator of a Pittsburgh-area assisted living provider has paid more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 47 workers after a US Department of Labor investigation found their pay practices denied the workers their rightfully earned wages. On Sept. 20, 2022, the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved a consent judgment confirming that Kelley Oliver-Hollis, part-owner and operator of Serenitycare LLC — which operates as Serenitycare in Pittsburgh paid the department $1.05 million as part of its recovery for the affected workers. The employer also paid a $44,741 civil money penalty for willfully violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court’s action partially resolves litigation against Oliver-Hollis and Serenitycare filed by the department’s Office of the Solicitor in July 2022.
