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Department of Labor recovers $538K in back wages, damages from Maryland residential rehabilitation provider for 37 landscaping workers denied full pay
Department of Labor recovers $538K in back wages, damages from Maryland residential rehabilitation provider for 37 landscaping workers denied full pay
Employer:
Divine Connect Care Inc.
Location:
3311 Toledo Terrace
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Investigation findings:
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that the adult rehabilitation provider failed to pay non-exempt direct support staff the required overtime premium for all hours over 40 in a workweek. In addition, they failed to pay one employee for all hours worked as well as neglected to record total worked hours and rates of pay on time and payroll records, respectively. These actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Recovered: $269,321 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for 37 employees.
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). Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division.