Department of Labor recovers $141K in wages, damages for 28 workers wrongly denied overtime by Dallas-area home healthcare provider

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Department of Labor recovers $141K in wages, damages for 28 workers wrongly denied overtime by Dallas-area home healthcare provider

Employer name: Solid Care Home Health Inc.

Investigation site: 1500 E Belt Line Road, Suite 200

Carrolton, TX 75006

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Divisionfound Solid Care Home Health paid 28 non-exempt employees straight time for hours over 40 worked in a workweek, when time and one-half pay was required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The home healthcare provider also failed to keep proper timekeeping and personnel records.

Back wages recovered: $70,631 in back wages

$70,631 in liquidated damages

Quote: "Home healthcare employees are among the nation's hardest-working, lowest-paid workers and their employers must pay them all of their earned wages," said Wage and Hour District Director Jesus A. Valdez in Dallas. "Employers should review their payroll practices to avoid compliance issues and the costly consequences of violating the law and contact the Wage and Hour Division with questions."

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 and how to file an online complaint. For confidential compliance assistance, employees and employers can call the agency's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243), regardless of where they are from. Download the agency's new Timesheet Appfor iOS and Android devices - also available in Spanish - to ensure hours and pay are accurate.