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 Division found 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.”