Employer name: Morris-Pace Assisted Living Inc., operating as Morris-Pace Personal Care Home, and located at 416 Reading Ave., Reading, Pennsylvania 19611
Court action: Consent judgment obtained on July 3, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by the Department of Labor.
Investigation findings: The department’s Wage and Hour Division found the operator of a senior assisted living facility paid a semi-monthly salary to five workers employed as personal care assistants.
The affected employees received a lower salary due to the employer’s invalid reduction for monthly rent while residing in apartments connected to the facility. The employer failed to maintain records of the reasonable cost for furnishing the employees with lodging. By doing so, the facility violated federal law by allowing employees’ hourly wage to fall below the federal $7.25 per hour minimum wage. The division determined Morris-Pace owed these workers $21,931 in back wages.
Investigators also learned the employer paid 20 workers straight-time for all hours worked, including hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of federal overtime requirements, and determined Morris-Pace owed these employees $59,194 in back wages.
Back wages and liquidated damages: $81,125 in back wages and $81,125 in liquidated damages
Workers affected: 20
Civil money penalties: The department assessed $16,140 in penalties for the willful nature of the employer’s Fair Labor Standards Act violations,...
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