GrapeTree Medical Staffing to Repay Back Wages, Interest to Thousands of Illinois Workers
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement agreement that resolves an investigation by the Attorney General's office and the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) into a medical staffing company's practice of deducting "booking fees" when workers missed shifts. Under the settlement, GrapeTree Medical Staffing, LLC (GrapeTree), agrees to pay approximately $950,000 in back wages and interest to around 3,000 current and former employees in Illinois.
"Illinois law prohibits employers from disciplining employees by deducting their pay. Any company doing business in our state must follow laws that require workers to be compensated for the hours they work without unauthorized pay deductions," Raoul said. "I am committed to enforcing laws that protect Illinois workers and support law-abiding businesses, and my office will continue to collaborate with the Illinois Department of Labor to accomplish that goal."
"At its core, the mission of the Illinois Department of Labor is to ensure that workers are paid the wages to which they're entitled," said Illinois Department of Labor Director Jane Flanagan. "Thanks to the hard work of employees within the Department of Labor and Attorney General's office, these workers will receive the wages that were wrongfully deducted from them."
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