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1. Our Landmark $6.19 Million Win in Medical Malpractice Case 2. The Signs of Nursing Home Abuse Expert Tips for First-Time Car Buyers 3. Beyond Turkey Day: How to Cultivate Gratitude All Year- Round Stuffed Pepper Soup 4. Unmasking Nursing Home Wage Violations
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: The Unpaid Wage Problem in Nursing Homes
There seems to be an unfortunate problem that many employers have, and we see this problem most often in health care providers. In this case, the problem occurred in a popular nursing home chain in Ohio. The problem we’re talking about here is an unpaid wage issue concerning employee lunch breaks. These employers automatically deduct a lunch break from their employees on every shift. Now, this may seem pretty standard on the surface, but the reality is that many employees at these nursing homes don’t actually take their full lunch breaks, so employers are deducting those breaks without regard to whether or not the employees got the time off. As many of you likely know, either from experience or from stories, many nursing homes are severely understaffed. This means that the employees who work at these nursing homes
really have no choice in whether or not they get their full lunch break every day. Often, they eat while working or are forced to choose between providing patient care or feeding themselves. However, these nursing homes are required by law to provide their employees a “bona fide reasonable method” of canceling that automatic deduction of their lunch break in the event that they weren’t able to take it. In this case, we found that this chain of nursing homes wasn’t offering their employees any method of canceling the deduction, and even though many employees never took lunch breaks, that time was still being taken from their pay. Unfortunately, this is a common wage violation, and companies like this nursing home chain often implement these policies simply to say they legally have them but don’t actually make them accessible.
These types of cases are the ones where an experienced attorney is necessary to help navigate their legal complexities. At Tittle & Perlmuter, we’re not afraid to take on these employers and challenge their unfair practices and procedures, especially when it puts the members of our elderly community at risk, along with those who care for them.
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