The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $863,860 in back wages and damages from four senior care providers in Northern California — including one in Stockton — after it determined they denied 58 workers minimum wage, overtime or both.
The agency said Stockton-based Brisbane Guest Home Inc., a residential care provider for people with developmental disabilities with three locations in the city, failed to pay 11 workers the required overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a workweek.
Brisbane Guest Home Inc. was ordered to pay $483,185 in back wages and $7,546 in penalties, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Additional recoveries were made after investigations of the following employers:
- 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. 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. The division recovered $27,986 in wages and damages and assessed $2,058 in penalties.