Wyncote, Pennsylvania – The U.S. Department of Labor consent decree A total of $810,320 was awarded to 196 direct care employees against Wyncote Home Health Agency and its owner, Dominic Connor, for intentionally violating federal law by routinely failing to pay employees for overtime. It sought payment of $100 in unpaid wages and damages.
The consent decree was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia following an investigation by the Department. Wage/hour classification Wyncote Wellness LLC was found to routinely violate minimum wage and overtime pay regulations. Fair Labor Standards Act.
The investigation found that Wyncote Wellness did not regularly pay employees the required overtime rate and instead paid employees with multiple clients a separate check for each client they served each week. It became clear. Wyncote Wellness paid overtime after employees worked more than 40 hours with each customer, rather than calculating overtime by adding up the hours worked in a week. Additionally, the department found that employees logged more hours than they were paid by their employers and were frequently not compensated for travel time between customers. The employer also did not keep records of employees' working hours, including travel time between customers when they worked with multiple customers in a day.
“Home health workers provide a critical service to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, and their work deserves respect and fair compensation,” said James Cain, District Director of the Philadelphia Wage and Hour Division. said. “This enforcement action helps ensure that workers are paid their gross earnings and reminds other employers of their obligations under the law.”
In addition to settling unpaid wages and restitution, the consent decree requires Wyncote Wellness to pay a civil penalty that the department assesses was intentional in its violations.
“As a result of our efforts, we were able to secure a consent decree and restore hard-earned wages to home health care workers. That's the stance of the U.S. Department of Labor,” said Samantha Thomas, a regional attorney in Philadelphia.
The department's Philadelphia field office conducted the investigation, and the department's law firm A complaint and consent judgment was filed in Philadelphia.
The FLSA requires most employees in the United States to be paid at least the following salaries: federal minimum wage For all working hours, overtime pay more than half the time they normal salary level For all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a working week.
Learn more about the Wage and Hour Departmentincluding search tool Use if you believe you need to pay unpaid wages collected by the department. The department offers confidential assistance to anyone with questions about how to comply with the law by calling the agency's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243) . The department can speak to callers in more than 200 languages, regardless of immigration status. Download agency stuff timesheet app For iOS and Android devices – Free and available in English and Spanish – Ensure your hours and payroll are accurate.
