TRAFFORD, PA – Four federal investigations have led to the recovery of $383,183 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 workers of a Trafford homecare service provider who denied them their full wages by not paying them overtime when the law required.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division conducted four investigations of From the Heart Companion Service LLC and found the employer neglected to pay overtime as required to the affected employees at four Pittsburgh-area locations for hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. To resolve the violations, From the Heart Companion Service LLC paid $191,591.71 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to workers at the following locations:

Employer Name	Location	# of Workers	Back Wages
From the Heart LLC	Trafford	25	$96,350.45
From the Heart Too LLC	Irwin	11	$53,896.89
From the Heart Laurel Highlands Inc.	Greensburg	2	$25,811.52
From the Heart Northwest Inc.	Erie	8	$15,532.85

“Professional caregivers provide vital support and services to some of the most vulnerable populations. They must receive all of their rightfully earned wages,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director John DuMont in Pittsburgh. “The outcome of our investigations at From the Heart Companion Service LLC should remind other employers to review their pay practices to avoid costly penalties. We encourage them to contact the Wage...

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