Four Philippine nationals who often worked 16 hours a day, seven days a week at assisted living facilities in Ontario, Upland and Riverside will divide nearly $270,000 in retroactive overtime pay and damages following a nine-month federal investigation.
The probe revealed LMB Care Home LLC paid the live-in caregivers straight-time rates for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of federal law, and failed to properly maintain time card records.
“We are just trying to ensure all employees that it’s their right regardless of their (residency) status in the United States to get paid the minimum wage and overtime,” Skarleth Kozlo, assistant director for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in West Covina, said Friday. “Lack of knowledge by an employer does not excuse not paying employees properly.”
Officials with LMB did not respond to an email seeking comment.
The investigation, which began in March 2021 and concluded in June, involved LMB facilities at 1125 W. J St. and 1813 N. Calaveras Ave. in Ontario; 1316 N. San Antonio Ave. in Upland; and 11262 Sun Haven Way in Riverside.
Information was not released regarding whether the probe was prompted by an employee complaint or a routine Department of Labor inspection.
Wage and hour investigations typically involve interviews with employees and a review of payroll and timecard records, along with surveillance to determine when workers begin and end their shifts.
“A lot of (work) hours are often off the clock...
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