Lunch break lawsuit underscores wage, hour and 1099 concerns for nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2023
A nurse who claims the Ohio nursing homes she worked at docked her pay for more than three years of lunch breaks that she rarely took can proceed with her case, a federal court ruled this week.
Provider to pay back wages to 500 for ignoring bonuses
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 08, 2018
A West Virginia nursing home and rehabilitation company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor after the former allegedly violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Stonerise Healthcare...
CA nursing home withheld overtime pay, forced workers to alter time cards, federal lawsuit charges
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 03, 2014
A California nursing home is facing a federal lawsuit over charges that it did not pay workers overtime and fired an employee for cooperating with investigators, according to local news reports.
Promoting breastfeeding among workers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 15, 2013
Long-term care administrators should embrace pro-breastfeeding policies in order to retain talented working mothers.
HCBS workers fight for overtime pay
Jun 29, 2009
As the home- and community-based services segment continues to grow, some HCBS workers are trying to change current laws that prevent them from receiving overtime pay and minimum-wage protections, according...