Federal Judge Orders Healthcare Companion Company to Pay 34 Workers $95K in Wages, Damages
On Oct. 13, 2023, Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered an agreed consent order and judgment requiring Great Lakes Care Companions Inc., and its owner, Juan…
EEOC Sues Ohio Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility for Age, Sex Discrimination
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, violated federal civil rights laws by discriminating against a physical therapy assistant because…
Community Hospital to Pay $158,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Munster Medical Research Foundation, Inc., doing business as Community Hospital, agreed to pay $158,000, rehire a former registered nurse, and adopt policy changes to settle…
DOL Recovers $47K in Back Wages, Damages for Home Care Workers after Employer Again Failed to Pay Overtime
An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found a home care company in Union City again denied workers their full…
EEOC Sues North Dakota Hospital for Retaliation
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, a critical access hospital in Elgin, North Dakota, violated federal law when it discharged an African American employee after she…
EEOC Proposes Updated Workplace Harassment Guidance to Protect Workers
Following a majority vote, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) invited the public to comment on its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the…
Riverwalk Post-Acute Settles EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
Orange Treeidence OPCO, LLC, doing business as Riverwalk Post-Acute, Providence Group, Inc. (PGI), and Providence Administrative Consulting Services, Inc. (PACS), have agreed to settle a…
EEOC Sues Paramount Healthcare Consultants for Sex Discrimination and Retaliation
Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates facilities across Texas and Louisiana, and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, doing business as Nazareth Living Care Center in…
EEOC Sues Florida Assisted Living Facility for Pregnancy Discrimination
Florida Care ALF of Amelia Island, Inc., located in Ferdinand Beach, Florida, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she was pregnant, the…
DOL Files $181K Suit for 70 Nurses, Assistants Denied Overtime after Misclassified as Contractors
On Sept. 22, 2023, the US Department of Labor filed a complaint in federal court alleging Reliance Staffing LLC and its owner, Fahim Uddin, failed…