Corabia Home Health Care LLC will pay nearly $1.6 million in overtime back wages, damages, and fines to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor wage theft lawsuit accusing the company of failing to pay its workers for overtime wages, following a Pennsylvania federal court filing. According to the Department of Labor investigation, the violations occurred from at least June 2020 through at least June 2023.
The order issued by the court decreed that Corabia Home Health Care LLC violated the Fair Labor Standards Act when it paid overtime rates for only the first 12 hours worked over 40 in a workweek. After the first 12 overtime hours, or after the 52nd hour worked, Corabia paid straight time for the remaining overtime hours worked within a workweek. Corabia also failed to “make, keep, and preserve adequate and accurate records” of many of its employees’ worked hours and wages, according to the complaint. Over two hundred workers will share in the settlement, with some receiving over $50,000.
Under Federal Laws, New York Labor Law, and the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, Domestic Workers, including Home Health Aides, must be paid the minimum wage, and one and one-half times their hourly wage rate for all hours worked over forty per workweek, or if a live-in domestic worker, all hours over forty-four per workweek. Domestic Workers are also entitled to be paid on a weekly basis, to be given a wage notice when hired, and pay stubs reflecting the rates they are paid, and hours worked. The New York Labor Law and the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights applies to all workers regardless of immigration status.
If you believe you are a victim of wage theft or have questions about your rights as a worker, contact the attorneys of Pechman Law Group at 212-583-9500. We have recovered over $30 million for victims of wage theft.
