After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Care Providers of Wilmington, Inc. – a healthcare agency located in Wilmington, North Carolina – has recently paid $90,640 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees for violating minimum wage, overtime and other record keeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DOL investigators determined that the agency failed to pay employees for travel time between patients’ homes when they visited more than one client in a day. Instead, employees were paid only for the time spent in each client’s home. The employer also incorrectly classified some employees as independent contractors when they worked more than 40 hours within a one week period of time. These practices resulted in...
