(The Center Square) – A federal court has ordered four assisted-living facilities to compensate workers for back pay and damages, the Department of Labor announced.
International Health Care Consultants Inc. will have to dole out $950,000 in back pay, damages, and penalties after a 2017 investigation determined 27 essential workers were not paid for wages that were legally earned. The lawsuit alleged the company showed little concern for its employees’ well-being as they served the needs of the elderly at four assisted-living facilities.
Last week, a consent judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland handed down its decision requiring the company to pay $466,642 and an equal amount in liquidated damages to the employees ending four years of litigation in the case. The company also has to pay $16,716 in penalties for overtime violations and mandates the employers from violating the Fair Labor Standards Act moving forward.
“The significant amount of money due to just 27 employees indicates that these employees worked very long hours, often with little or no sleep at all during their shifts. Employers must not be allowed to profit by unfairly paying its workers, whose hard work and commitment make them successful,” Wage and Hour Division District Director Nicholas Fiorello, in Baltimore, said in the release. “We remain steadfast in ensuring essential protections for essential workers, and providing clear, confidential compliance assistance to any worker...
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