Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages, damages for 10 home care workers after Union City employer once again failed to pay overtime

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division conducted an investigation into San Jose Care Homes for the Elderly LLC, a home care company in Union City, California. The investigation found that the company, which operates two locations, intentionally denied workers their full pay by depriving them of overtime pay, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is not the first time the company has engaged in such behavior, having previously settled a case with the department in 2016 for $425,000 in wages and damages. As a result, the company was ordered to pay $23,579 in unpaid overtime wages for 10 employees, $23,579 in damages for 10 employees, and $8,310 in civil money penalties. The Wage and Hour Division warns that employers who willfully and repeatedly steal from their workers can face litigation and potentially lose their businesses.