Ohio Nursing Center to Pay $243K for Employing Excluded Individual
On January 23, 2025, Walnut Creek SNF Opco, LLC d/b/a Walnut Creek Nursing Center (Walnut Creek), Dayton, Ohio entered into a $243,000.90 settlement agreement with…
Virginia Business Owner Gets 2 Years for Not Paying Employee Withholding Taxes
A Chester man was sentenced to two years in prison for willful failure to account for or pay over employment taxes. According to court documents,…
Iowa Reduces Educational, Licensing Requirements for Nursing Home Administrators
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing, which oversees nursing homes in the state, is adopting new rules that lessen the educational and licensing…
EEOC Publishes Annual Performance and General Counsel Reports for FY 2024
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its report on the agency’s performance during fiscal year 2024, covering Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30,…
DOL Recovers $844K for 158 Workers Denied Overtime by Louisiana Home Care Providers
The findings of two recent US Department of Labor investigations show misclassification of employees as independent contractors is an ongoing concern for home care industry…
US DOL: Oklahoma Clinic Contractor Illegally Fired Worker for Using Medical Leave
The US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found CREOKS Health Services — doing business as TruHealth Integrated Care — the operator of…
DOL Recovers $446K for 88 Misclassified Workers from Louisiana Home Care Providers
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered $446,334 in back wages and liquidated damages from two northwest Louisiana home care companies that misclassified 88…
PACE Southeast Michigan to Pay $170K in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed…
Virginia Surgery Center Pays $50K in EEOC Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Northern Virginia Surgery Center, LLC (NVSC), which operates an outpatient surgery center, will pay $50,000 and provide programmatic relief to resolve a disability and age…
US DOL Settles with Hospital, Recovers $1.9M for 853 Workers Denied Overtime
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has reached an administrative settlement with Rhode Island’s second largest hospital and Care New England Health System to recover…