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US Department of Labor recovers $88K in back wages, damages for 90 caregivers denied overtime by Nampa home care agency - US Department of Labor
Allegiant Supported Living pays $11K in penalties for willfully violating labor law
NAMPA, ID – A federal investigation has recovered $88,185 in back wages and liquidated damages for 90 caregivers employed by an Idaho home care agency whose pay practices denied the workers their legally earned wages, including overtime.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Allegiant SL LLC, a service provider for people with developmental disabilities, paid some caregivers straight-time rates for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The employer – operating as Allegiant Supported Living in Nampa – also failed to include non-discretionary bonuses in calculating overtime for some workers. Additionally, the employer did not maintain records of all hours worked, including overtime hours, resulting in additional recordkeeping violations.
“Too often, unscrupulous employers in the healthcare industry violate federal wage and hour laws knowingly and deprive their employees of their hard-earned wages,” said District Director Carrie Aguilar in Portland, Oregon. “The U.S. Department of Labor is determined to protect the rights of essential workers like these by recovering wages owed to them and by holding employers accountable for wage theft.”
In addition to recovering $44,092 in overtime back wages and an equal amount in damages, the division assessed $11,984 in penalties because of the willful nature of Allegiant’s violations.
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