After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Helia Healthcare — doing business as Pillars of North County — has agreed to pay $42,696 in back wages to 99 current and former nursing staff employed at the long-term care facility in Florissant, Missouri. WHD investigators found violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “Employers must understand how to calculate overtime properly to ensure that workers are paid all of the wages they have legally earned, and must ensure that they record all the hours employees actually work — these hours are sometimes very different than what appears on a posted schedule,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Jim Yochim, in St. Louis, Missouri. “The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to ensuring employers have the tools they need to understand their responsibilities and operate in compliance. We encourage all employers to make use of the wide variety of tools we provide, and to call us directly with any questions.”
