Department of Labor recovers $863,000 from senior care facilities in Sacramento area

The United States Department of Labor announced that senior care facilities in the Sacramento area were fined for failing to pay employees their full wages, including some overtime. The four care homeowners were forced to pay back wages and fines totaling $863,000.

• Brisbane Guest Home Inc., a residential care provider for persons with developmental disabilities with three locations in Stockton, failed to pay workers required overtime pay for hours over 40 in a workweek. The division recovered $483,185 in wages for 11 workers and assessed $7,546 in penalties.
• The owner of six residential care facilities for the elderly in the Sacramento region did not pay overtime wages owed to 44 employees at Laguna Village RCFE, Laguna Springs RCFE and Signature Living on Lavelli Way in Elk Grove; Havenwood RCFE and Capital Senior Care in Sacramento; and Signature Living RCFE in Rancho Cordova. In addition to recovering $306,066 in back wages and damages for the workers, the division assessed $18,326 in penalties.
• Jackson’s Facilities Inc., an adult home care provider also in Sacramento, failed to pay one employee for all hours worked, made illegal deductions not specified in the contract and denied overtime pay for hours over 40 in a workweek. The division recovered $46,623 in back wages in this case.
• Timeless Homecare Inc., a home healthcare provider for individuals with disabilities that operates as Amada Senior Care in Davis, paid some but not all overtime due to two employees for hours over 40 in a workweek. The division recovered $27,986 in wages and damages and assessed $2,058 in penalties.