Healthcare workers seek compensation for overtime
Healthcare workers in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against Prospect Park Health & Rehabilitation Residence, which is headquartered in Delaware, citing claims that the organization failed to maintain fair time and attendance practices. According to the Pennsylvania Legal Record, the plaintiffs allege the rehab center violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act and the state's Wage Payment and Collection Law.
The Cherry Hill, N.J., law firm Swartz Swidler LLC filed the suit in Philadelphia in July, asserting that the defendants deliberately manipulated the payroll system to block the class action group from receiving overtime wages. The lead plaintiff, Seaneh Bangalu, was employed at the rehab center as a certified nursing assistant, and her workweek regularly exceeded 40-hours per week. Under federal law, any employee who works more than 40-hours per week should be compensated with overtime payments. According to the suit, Bangalu was never remunerated for this extra time.
The lawsuit runs simultaneously with demands being made by home-care workers, who are appealing to the White House to push through regulations that would grant them overtime and federal minimum wage rights. Citing an industry group, Modern Healthcare magazine reported home-care workers accumulate revenue of $88 billion annually and many of them live below the poverty line. The White House missed an April benchmark for action on the issue - home healthcare workers will have to wait to see if there will be any changes in time and attendance regulations.
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