Labor Department launches initiative to ensure providers pay ‘rightful’ wages to caregivers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 24, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday the launch of an ongoing education, outreach and enforcement initiative to ensure that employers pay caregivers “their rightful wages and honor all protections...
DOL adding 100 investigators to hunt for Wage and Hour violations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that its Wage and Hour Division will be adding 100 investigators to build out its enforcement team nationwide.
$28.6M+ recovered in first year of DOL investigations of senior living and care industry
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2022
A Department of Labor initiative launched a year ago as of Wednesday has recovered more than $28.6 million in back wages and damages as well as assessments of $1.3 million in civil monetary penalties from...
Independent contractor rule’s effects ‘likely to be limited’ for employers, attorney says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
As long-term care and other employers prepare to implement the Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule March 11, “the impact of this is likely to be limited” for employers, according to...