Federal court enters judgment requiring Serenitycare to comply with the law in the future
PITTSBURGH – The part-owner and operator of a Pittsburgh-area assisted living provider has paid more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 47 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found their pay practices denied the workers their rightfully earned wages.
On Sept. 20, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved a consent judgement confirming that Kelley Oliver-Hollis, part-owner and operator of Serenitycare LLC – which operates as Serenitycare in Pittsburgh paid the department $1.05 million as part of its recovery for the affected workers.
The employer also paid a $44,741 civil money penalty for willfully violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court’s action partially resolves litigation against Oliver-Hollis and Serenitycare filed by the department’s Office of the Solicitor in July 2022.
“Federal law requires employers to comply with all federal employee protections, including proper classification and payment of all legally earned wages,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director John DuMont in Pittsburgh. “Workers also have the right to participate in investigations without fear of retaliation.”
The Wage and Hour Division’s investigation revealed that Oliver-Hollis and her company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when they:
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