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Labor/Employment

May 16, 2012

Nursing company settles federal wage claims

A Downey-based health care company will pay $654,082 to 108 current and former nurses to settle claims it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.

By Brian Sumers

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Downey-based health care company will pay $654,082 to 108 current and former nurses to settle claims it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday.

An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found Extended Health Care Inc., failed to pay its nurses proper overtime wages and did not maintain accurate time and payroll records. Doing business as Private Duty Nursing, the company...

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