The United States Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against Lexington Place Assisted Living Homes in Dallas for allegedly violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A recent investigation by the DOL's Wage and Hour Division found the company allegedly owes 88 employees an estimated $40,000 in back wages and $20,570 in civil penalties for failing to compensate workers correctly for their time and attendance.

Instead of paying employees the time-and-a-half rates they were owed for hours worked beyond 40 in a single pay period, the WHD alleges Lexington Place Assisted Living Homes employers were paying straight time. Moreover, investigators claimed that the company's improper recordkeeping procedures led to wage theft because employee attendance was not accurately tracked and employers deducted time for meal and rest breaks that workers never took.

The healthcare industry has recently come under scrutiny as more cases arise that demonstrate round-the-clock workers are not receiving the wages they are rightfully owed for their hard work and dedication to customers. When repeated violations are found in a sector, the DOL may be more likely to crack down with investigations as a way to weed out non-compliant companies and improve working conditions.

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