The decision has far reaching implications and could force the federal government to release tens of thousands of workplace injury reports.
Category: Worked Over
Conditions and obstacles that workers face in the 21st century
Posted inAccountability, Health Care, Worked Over
Legislation targets caregiver abuse in California residential care facilities
The new legislation comes in response to a Reveal investigation into widespread wage theft in senior care homes across the country.
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Lawmakers, regulators take on senior care-home operators over wage theft, worker abuse
New legislation and enforcement efforts are underway after Reveal’s investigation of exploitation in the industry.
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Dozens of senior care homes that broke labor laws continue to get Medicaid funds
There is virtually no accountability for care-home operators that fail to pay caregivers in accordance with the law.
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Elderly often face neglect in California care homes that exploit workers
Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many homes cited for labor violations.
Posted inImpact, Worked Over
Congressman calls for action to combat exploitation in senior residential care industry
The request marks the federal government’s first steps to tackle the systematic abuse of care homes’ mostly poor, immigrant workers.
Posted inInequality, Worked Over
‘I feel worse than animals’ – caregivers tell their stories
Caregivers work intimately with the elderly. They bathe, dress and feed them and help with basic hygiene. But who looks out for the caregivers?
Posted inAccountability, Inequality, Uncategorized, Worked Over
California regulators aren’t taking action against care homes that ignore wage theft judgments
California regulators aren’t taking action against care homes that ignore wage theft judgments.
Posted inAccountability
Elder care homes rake in profits as legions of workers earn a pittance for long hours of care
For facilities that are violating wage laws, profit margins hinge on the widespread exploitation of thousands of caretakers.
Posted inInequality, Worked Over
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The unpaid cost of elder care
Reveal’s Jen Gollan takes us into her investigation of wage theft, harassment and intimidation in the care home industry.