BREWSTER, NY — A federal court has issued a restraining order telling a Brewster home care provider accused of trying to obstruct a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into its pay practices that it may not threaten or intimidate its employees.
On Wednesday, the department obtained the temporary order in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sunrise Home Care Inc. and owner Elsa Silva.
The action came after the department’s Wage and Hour Division began an investigation in January 2023 to evaluate the employers’ compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
In seeking the court order, the department alleged that since the investigation began, Silva harassed and intimidated employees repeatedly by asking them about their communications with investigators and instructing them to provide false information to the department.
Investigators alleged the owner told employees she would have to close the business and they would lose their jobs if the division’s investigation determined she had to pay overtime premiums. They also alleged that the owner pressured employees to agree to return to the employers any monies owed to employees as a result of the investigation.
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