148 assisted living workers will share in $5.5 million wage theft settlement

148 assisted living workers will share in $5.5 million wage theft settlement
McKnight’s Senior Living, 12/21/23
Almost 150 senior living caregivers in California will share in a $5.5 million settlement, the state’s largest judgment in a residential care facility wage theft case. The settlement includes a $2 million award announced Dec. 6 by the California labor commissioner’s office, bringing the eventual payout to caregivers at Adat Shalom Board & Care to $5.5 million. Adat Shalom operated six assisted living communities in West Hills, CA, and provided services for residents living with dementia or Parkinson’s disease, as well as hospice care. A seven-year investigation into the company found that from July 2014 to July 2017, live-in workers at Adat Shalom’s facilities were paid less than the minimum wage, were denied overtime and did not receive meal or rest breaks, according to the labor commissioner.