Ohio Health Care Provider Pays $230,696 in Overtime Back Wages To 74 Employees after U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

COLUMBUS, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Good Hands Supported Living LTD – based in Columbus, Ohio – has paid $230,696 in back wages to 74 employees. WHD found the rehabilitation center and home health care agency violated the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and recordkeeping provisions.

Investigators found the employer failed to pay employees overtime at time-and-one-half their regular rates when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. Instead, the employer paid workers straight time regardless of the number of hours that they worked. The employer also failed to maintain accurate payroll records, resulting in a recordkeeping violation.

"The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to ensuring that every employee receives the wages they have rightfully earned and that employers in all industries comply with the law," said Wage and Hour District Director George Victory, in Columbus, Ohio. "We encourage employers to contact us for guidance, and to use the wide variety of tools we offer to help them fully understand their responsibilities."

For more information about the FLSA, and other laws enforced by WHD, contact the Division's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers who discover overtime or minimum wage violations may self-report and resolve those violations without litigation through the PAID program. Information is also available at https://www.dol.gov/whd including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the Division.