A federal investigation has recovered $176,193 in back wages for nine healthcare workers after the owner of four Bay Area residential care homes denied them overtime pay. A US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation determined AS&P Corp. LLC — doing business as Bordon Homes — illegally placed a cap on overtime at 16 hours per pay period and paid any overtime beyond 16 hours at straight time rates, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The employer also failed to properly maintain employee records, leading to recordkeeping and additional overtime violations. The investigation led to the recovery of $176,193 in back wages. The employer was also assessed $6,534 in civil money penalties for the willful nature of the violations. This is not the first time Bordon Homes has been found in violation of the FLSA: the company paid $70,373 in back wages and liquidated damages to nine employees in 2016 following a federal investigation that found multiple FLSA violations.
