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An investigation conducted by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that Intergen Health and Amazing Home Care Services — two home healthcare companies — has repeatedly violated New York Labor Laws and New York City Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The two companies failed to pay their workers nearly $19 million in earned wages and did not provide workers with paid sick leave. The violations uncovered by the Attorney General’s investigation include failure to pay workers correct overtime wages, failure to pay aides for unscheduled short shifts, failure to pay additional compensation when employees worked more than ten hours in one day, and failure to pay employees for travel time between patients’ homes. The companies also unlawfully disciplined and/or terminated some employees who needed to use sick leave.
Former Assistant Attorney General Michael O’Keefe Cowle and Assistant Attorneys General Kristen Ferguson, Anielka Sanchez Godinez, and Elizabeth Koo.
Wage Theft
New York
New York
February 21, 2013
Folder for Intergen Health, LLC / Amazing Home Care Services materials
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| Approximately 12,000 unnamed workers | Unavailable | Unavailable | Home health aides | Intergen Health, LLC or Amazing Home Care Services | Wage Theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Intergen Health, LLC | Entity | Entity | Intergen Health and Amazing Home Care Services negotiated a settlement with the Office of the New York Attorney General to resolve the violations uncovered in the investigation. | The plea agreement between the Office of the Attorney General and Intergen Health and Amazing Home Care Services includes a two phase resolution to compensate approximately 12,000 workers for a total payout of $18,800,000. The agreement includes $5,200,000 in restitution for violations of New York Labor Law and $2,032,500 in restitution for violations of the Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The companies will also pay a maximum payout of $11,540,000 to directly compensate employees for the wage violations. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
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Other Crimes Charged
Intergen Health failed to properly pay overtime premiums in violation of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulation (NYCRR), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Intergen failed to pay certain workers for time spent traveling between patients' homes in violation of the NYLL and NYCRR. Intergen failed to pay the basic minimum hourly wage in violation of NYLL and NYCRR. Intergen failed to pay certain workers assigned to live-in shifts who did not receive eight hours of sleep and/or three hours of meal breaks in violation of NYCRR. |
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| Amazing Home Care Services | Entity | Entity | Intergen Health and Amazing Home Care Services negotiated a settlement with the Office of the New York Attorney General to resolve the violations uncovered in the investigation. | The plea agreement between the Office of the Attorney General and Intergen Health and Amazing Home Care Services includes a two phase resolution to compensate approximately 12,000 workers for a total payout of $18,800,000. The agreement includes $5,200,000 in restitution for violations of New York Labor Law and $2,032,500 in restitution for violations of the Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The companies will also pay a maximum payout of $11,540,000 to directly compensate employees for the wage violations. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
Not available |
Other Crimes Charged
Amazing Home Care Services failed to properly pay overtime premiums in violation of the New York Labor Law (NYLL), the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulation (NYCRR), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company failed to pay certain workers for time spent traveling between patients' homes in violation of the NYLL and NYCRR. Amazing Home Care Services failed to pay the basic minimum hourly wage in violation of NYLL and NYCRR. Amazing Home Care Services failed to pay certain workers assigned to live-in shifts who did not receive eight hours of sleep and/or three hours of meal breaks in violation of NYCRR. |
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