Home Health & Hospice Week

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Texas, Indiana Home Care Providers Rack Up Hundreds Of Thousands In Back Pay, Damages For Overtime Violations

The crackdown on overtime pay violations continues. Case #1: The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $138,000 in back wages and damages from a Lubbock, Texas home care provider. Lubbock Essential Home Health Care Inc., operating as Essential Home Health, “paid 71 workers — most working as health aides — straight time for all hours worked instead of time [...]
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