US Department of Labor investigations found minimum wage, overtime violations
SEATTLE – While 77 care workers employed by Seattle-area adult family home providers worked long hours to ensure the well-being and daily needs of older adults and people with disabilities, a federal investigation has found their employers were shortchanging them $530,418 in wages.
Part of an ongoing compliance initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the investigations determined that Elena’s Home Care, Nashville Adult Family Home, Kirsten Adult Family Home, Woodhaven Adult Family Home, Goldenville Adult Family Home and AssureCare Adult Home LLC paid workers daily flat rates regardless of the number of hours they worked. By doing so, the employers paid some employees less than the federal minimum wage and denied overtime wages to those who worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. Their failures violate the Fair Labor Standards Act.
In total, the division’s investigations recovered $1,060,836 in back wages and liquidated damages for the affected workers and assessed $30,038 in civil money penalties.
Specifically, the division reached administrative settlements after finding the following:
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