U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Southern California Care Facility Paying $61,846 to 10 Employees for Overtime Violations

LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Janray Homes Inc. – a residential care company based in La Mirada, California – will pay $61,846 to 10 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found Janray Homes Inc. failed to pay employees overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek at its two facilities in La Mirada, as the law requires. Instead, the employer paid workers at straight-time rates for all of their hours. Investigators also determined that the employer failed to keep payroll records required by the FLSA, resulting in additional violations.

“The Wage and Hour Division engages in robust compliance assistance effforts to provide the information employers need to comply. When violations do occur, our enforcement ensures that workers get paid what they have earned, and that employers compete on a level playing field,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Rodolfo Cortez, in San Diego. “We will continue to provide tools to help employers understand their obligations.” 

Employers who discover overtime or minimum wage violations may self-report and resolve those violations without litigation through the PAID program. 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 for workers who may be owed back wages collected by WHD.