Home care agency to pay $208,000 in back wages and damages

Effective Oct 23, 2023

Published Oct 23, 2023

Last Reviewed Oct 24, 2023

A Pittsburgh staffing agency and its owner will have to pay $208,044 in back wages and liquidated damages to 96 home health workers misclassified as independent contractors who were not paid their full wages, according to a Department of Labor release.

The DOL stated that Reliable Home Health:

Paid straight-time rates instead of the required rate of time-and-one-half for hours over 40 in a workweek, and paid overtime wages only for hours over 80 in a bi-weekly pay period.
Did not pay overtime on non-discretionary bonuses given as various pre-announced incentives.
Failed to maintain payroll and timekeeping records as required.

Read the full release at https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20231023-1.

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