A US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found Cornerstone Care Inc., an assisted-living facilities operator with locations in Laguna Hills violated the Fair Labor Standards Act as follows:
- Charged workers for meals that they failed to provide.
- Made payroll deductions for lodging but provided none. Instead, workers slept in facilities’ kitchens and living rooms.
- Failed to pay workers for time spent in mandatory trainings on their days off.
- Failed to record or pay for time employees worked during interrupted breaks.
The employer’s actions led to FLSA overtime violations, and to the department’s recovery of $158,854 in back wages for 13 employees.
