U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Recovers $46,295 for Employees at Two Sacramento Residential Care Home

SACRAMENTO, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), residential care home operator of two Sacramento area facilities Golden Berry Inc. will pay $46,295 to six employees to resolve minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found that Golden Berry Inc., doing business as Golden Years Care Home I and Golden Years Care Home II, paid hourly caregivers for 80 hours per pay period regardless of the number of hours they actually worked. This practice resulted in minimum wage and overtime violations when employees worked beyond 80 hours but the employer failed to pay them for that additional time. The company’s failure to record this time and to account for all hours worked also resulted in recordkeeping violations.

“The Department of Labor encourages all employers to review their pay practices and to take advantage of the many resources we offer to assist them,” said Patricia Canites, Wage and Hour Division Assistant District Director in Sacramento. “Employers must pay their employees for all of the hours that they work.”

Based in Elk Grove, Golden Berry Inc. is registered under the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. The company provides services for elderly patients.

For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact the Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Information is also available at www.dol.gov/whd including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by WHD.