Employer name: Sunrise Residential Care Services LLC
Employer address: 8801 Bricelyn St., Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Investigative Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer misclassified two workers as independent contractors and failed to pay them an overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek. The employer also did not maintain daily and weekly hours worked records for the misclassified workers or identify accurate rates of pay on the payroll records.
Back wages recovered: $49,310
Liquidated damages: $49,310
Workers affected: Two
Quote: “Failing to properly classify workers as employees and not independent contractors denies them from receiving all of their hard-earned wages, benefits, and protections under federal law,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director John DuMont in Pittsburgh. “We can assist employers and workers in determining if a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or as an employee.”
Background: Sunrise Residential Care Services LLC provides unskilled health care services for individuals with dementia and disabilities and operates 10 residences in the greater Pittsburgh area.