A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia company and its owner to pay more than $7 million in back wages and liquidated damages because they willfully failed to pay overtime wages.
Prestige Home Care Agency and its owner Alexander Dorfman were liable for:
- Not paying workers for time spent traveling between clients’ homes in the same workday and between Prestige’s administrative office and clients’ homes in the same workday;
- Paying straight-time hourly rates for all hours worked, including for hours over 40 in a workweek;
- Segregating types of work performed by certain employees during a workweek rather than combining all hours worked when computing overtime wages due;
- Failing to keep accurate time and payroll records.
What would a respectful workplace do?
A respectful workplace gives its managers the tools and information they need to be able to handle issues such as: What’s the differences between exempt and non-exempt employees? Is comp time allowed in lieu of overtime? Is “working through lunch” allowed?
Not knowing the limits of overtime law and how to manage overtime abuse could be costly to both your managers and your organization.
In our fast-paced Managing Overtime webinar, our attorney trainers will teach your managers about federal and state laws on overtime, the importance of accurate record-keeping, how to determine exempt status, and much more. To book this webinar for your group or organization, call us 800-458-2778 or send us an email!
