Home Health & Hospice Week
Double-Check Your FLSA Compliance With DOJ Education
Three years saw nearly $23 million in FLSA recoveries in one region alone. The feds don’t seem ready to let up on Wage and Hour compliance any time soon, and that means it’s a good time to take advantage of their free education — and give them your two cents. Case in point: The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division regional office in Chicago will hold a March 23 webinar that includes “an in-depth discussion about issues affecting federal labor law compliance within the health care industry in the Midwest,” DOL says in a release. “We want to hear directly from stakeholders in the healthcare industry about what the Wage and Hour Division can do to enhance their understanding of federal wages laws, provide resources and ensure essential healthcare workers are receiving the wages they are due,” Wage and Hour Regional Administrator Michael Lazzeri says in a release. “The healthcare industry has faced relentless challenges throughout the pandemic, and the Wage and Hour Division is committed to taking better take care of those who take care of us.” Incentive: WHD “recovered more than $22.7 million for Midwest healthcare workers from 2019 to 2021 as a result of violations of worker protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” the DOL points out in the release. The DOL “has had its sights focused on home care for many years,” National Association for Home Care & Hospice President William A. Dombi warns. FLSA noncompliance “can be very costly for home care companies. We strongly recommend that home care companies stay on top of all the federal and state wage and hour law requirements and consider internal self-audits as a tool to avoid liabilities,” Dombi stresses in NAHC’s member newsletter. Register for the webinar at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mw-care-workers-summit-2022-tickets-271368760267?keep_tld=1.
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