The health care provider said it would pay staff at least $15 an hour. The Accountability Project has found some home health aides were still making close to minimum wage long after these pay bumps should have begun. Workers were also being docked $17.50 a day for meals they were never offered.

Hartford HealthCare made a big promise back in 2019.

Officials at the multi-billion dollar company said every employee would begin making at least $15 an hour starting in March 2019.

In a letter to staff announcing the raises, Chief Executive Elliot Joseph wrote, “I hope that all staff members share my pride in being part of an organization that always strives to live its values.”

The announcement generated a lot of fanfare from state politicians and a swell of news coverage.

Home health aides at Hartford HealthCare like Wayne who were making just $11.60 an hour welcomed the announcement. But he was skeptical. Wayne had spent the last year complaining to his bosses that $17.50 a day was being taken out of his paycheck for meals he was never offered or provided.

”I knew from the first paycheck that something wasn't right. But when I called the office, they keep telling me everything is fine with my paycheck," Wayne said. "I keep pushing and pushing and pushing. I keep getting the runaround all the time.”

Data shows low-wage home health aide jobs are disproportionately filled with immigrants and people of color like Wayne. He is here on a work visa from Jamaica, which is why...

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