The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to settle wage violation allegations.
U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on Aug. 5 approved a settlement agreement between the department and Alliance HHC & Nursing Service LLC in Golden Valley, Minnesota, to resolve Fair Labor Standards Act violations the department found in an investigation. The agreement requires Alliance to pay $241,582 in back wages and $241,582 in liquidated damages to 82 home healthcare workers it employs.
The investigation determined Alliance HHC & Nursing Service LLC and its owner Robin Nyangena failed to pay workers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, as the law requires. Instead, the employer continued to pay workers straight-time rates, regardless of the number of hours they worked each week. The home healthcare workers provide skilled nursing, private duty, personal aide and therapy services.
Court No: Walsh v. Alliance HHC & Nursing Service LLC, Robin Nyangena; Source: U.S. DOL
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