California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su issued citations totaling $584,635.97 to three Bay Area-based adult care facilities for wage theft, including minimum wage, overtime, and meal break violations.
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"These citations serve as an important reminder that wage theft occurs in many industries and that Labor Commissioner Su is committed to enforcing the laws that protect California workers wherever necessary," said Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The Labor Commissioner's Office is a division within DIR.
In the first case, Labor Commissioner Su ordered Dream Care, LLC, dba Evergreen Terrace, to pay $200,385 in unpaid overtime, as well as a $13,420 for no meal period premium and $3,541 in underpaid minimum wage to 16 employees. Employees were working a 24 hour shift without proper overtime premium pay. The facility was also issued $57,427 in penalties for violating wage provisions, lapse in coverage of workers' compensation insurance and failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements.
A second facility, New Hope Community Care, dba Angela’s Residential Care Home, was ordered to pay $193,659 in unpaid overtime and $1,252 in underpaid minimum wages to 19 employees. Employees were working up to ten hours a day without proper overtime compensation. The facility was also ordered to pay $51,610 in penalties for violating minimum wage and overtime provisions, as well as failure to issue proper itemized wage statements.
In the third case, Research and Results Team, LLC dba Beyond Potential Learning Center in Milpitas, was ordered to pay $43,554 for unpaid meal period premiums, $6,692 in unpaid overtime, and $305 in unpaid split shift premiums to at least 20 workers. Employees worked more than 12 hours a day without proper overtime compensation. In addition, the Labor Commissioner ordered $15,550 in penalties for failure to pay overtime, split shift, and meal period premiums.