By Steve Kardell | Published April 27, 2023 | Posted in Employee Rights, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: bait-and-switch payment scheme, overtime pay, temporary staffing |
Three nurses have accused two Colorado travel nurse staffing companies of implementing a bait-and-switch payment scheme. They have accused the firms of making false pay offers, then cut the promised wages after the nurses moved to the assignment location. They have also accused the two companies of failing to properly pay overtime rates. Case background Read More
Read MoreAn in-home healthcare provider based in New York City recently agreed to pay out $12.5 million to settle allegations it systematically denied workers their overtime pay, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That provider, Preferred Home Care of New York (a subsidiary of Assistcare Home Health Services), paid $6.5 million to a Read More
Read MoreLansafe Appraisal Services Inc., an appraisal subsidiary of Bank of America, recently agreed to pay a $36 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in which the company was accused of wrongfully classifying residential real estate appraisers as being exempt from overtime pay. There were 365 members of the plaintiff class, each of whom will Read More
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