U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Residential Care Company Paying $144,080 to 36 Employees to Resolve Federal Overtime Violations

EL CENTRO, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), N Your Home – an in-home nursing care service employer based in El Centro, California – will pay $144,080 to 36 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found that the employer failed to pay employees overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, instead paying flat day-rates for all the hours they worked ranging from $100 to $115 per 24-hour shift. In addition, N Your Home failed to keep accurate records of the number of hours employees worked, and failed to maintain other required payroll records.

“Employers that violate basic federal labor laws hurt employees and gain an unfair advantage over employers who play by the rules,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Rodolfo Cortez, in San Diego. “We will continue to provide tools to help employers understand their obligations, and offer assistance to any employers with questions about how to comply with the law. Violations like those in this case can be avoided.”

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.