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Home Health Aides Sue State Labor Department Over Dropped …

(6 days ago) WebIn an email to one of the aides in December 2019 cited in the complaint, a state Department of Labor investigator described the agency’s findings as “overwhelmingly corroborative” of the home health aides’ complaints of wage theft. The complaints …

https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/08/25/home-health-aides-sue-dol-wage-theft-investigation/

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10 Defendants Arrested In Home-Health Aide Fraud Scheme

(9 days ago) WebMost of the Aides were licensed to provide home-health aide services and personal-care services. Home care is a health service provided in the patient’s home to promote, maintain, or restore health or lessen the effects of illness and disability. Home care includes personal-care services, administered by Aides, including housekeeping, …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/10-defendants-arrested-home-health-aide-fraud-scheme

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1199 Home Health Aides Win $30 Million in Back-Pay Arbitration

(9 days ago) WebIn an unusual class-action grievance arbitration, 42 home health-care agencies have been ordered to pay $30 million for underpaying workers represented by 1199SEIU. On Feb. 25, arbitrator Martin F. Scheinman issued a ruling that the agencies must pay that money into a special wage fund to cover claims by more than 100,000 …

https://www.laborpress.org/1199-home-health-aides-win-30-million-in-back-pay-arbitration/

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Home Health Aides Only Get $250 Each in 1199SEIU Wage

(4 days ago) WebHome health aides and advocates who gathered in Chinatown Tuesday to decry the recent ruling of $30 million between 42 agencies and 120,000 workers represented by the largest healthcare union in the nation, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. At the protest organized by Ain’t I A Woman?!, signs like “historic insult,” …

https://documentedny.com/2022/03/09/1199seiu-settlement-united-healthcare/

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Untangling The History, Causes Behind The Precipitous Home …

(6 days ago) WebIn 1987, Dombi took part in a class action lawsuit on behalf of NAHC and home care patients against the Medicare program. There were a whole host of issues within the lawsuit, Dombi recalled, but one of them had to do with the accessibility to home health aide services. Adding 30 days of home health aide services — at an average of about

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2024/02/untangling-the-history-causes-behind-the-precipitous-home-health-aide-utilization-drop/

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Attorney General James and NYC Department of Consumer and …

(7 days ago) Web“Home health aides are on the front lines serving the most vulnerable in our communities, The second phase, obtained as a result of the OAG investigation and in coordination with a private lawsuit, requires a maximum payout of approximately $11,540,000, and is subject to court approval. This phase includes wage violations for …

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-and-nyc-department-consumer-and-worker-protection-recover

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Home Health Aide Negligence Lawsuit - Senior Justice …

(2 days ago) WebIt is the legal duty of a home health care aide to call 911 and get the patient to a hospital if they are in distress. Our home health aide abuse attorneys have handled numerous cases where the home health aide ignored the …

https://seniorjustice.com/home-health-aide-negligence-lawsuit/

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Home Health Providers Have Paid $422M to Settle False Claims …

(Just Now) WebHome health providers in the U.S. have paid at least $422.6 million to settle False Claims Act (FCA) allegations since 2012, according to a recently unveiled database from Nashville, Tennessee-based legal firm Bass, Berry & Sims. The total number of annual settlements have varied greatly, from a high of 14 in 2015 to a low of one in 2012.

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/07/home-health-providers-have-paid-422m-to-settle-false-claims-act-cases-since-2012/

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Home Health Aides Win $4M In Wage-And-Hour Suit Settlement

(7 days ago) WebA group of home health aides will receive a $4 million settlement to resolve a suit that claims they weren’t paid all the wages a New York company owed them. After granting preliminary approval in June, a U.S. District judge granted final approval to the class and collective settlement Tuesday. In 2016, plaintiff Allison Hypolite brought the

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2018/12/home-health-aides-win-4m-in-wage-and-hour-suit-settlement/

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Northern District of California Bay Area’s Largest Home Health …

(3 days ago) Web31 rows · SAN FRANCISCO – Federal complaints have been filed against 30 defendants charged in a patients-for-cash kickback scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, and Special Agent in Charge for the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/bay-area-s-largest-home-health-care-agency-and-28-health-care-industry-workers-charged

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Lawsuits for Abuse and Negligence by Home Health Aides

(8 days ago) WebIf you or somebody you love has been abused or neglected by a home health aide, it’s important to investigate the matter promptly to prevent further harm and to acquire the evidence needed to successfully make a claim. Call (800) 767-8040 for a free consultation to find out whether you’re entitled to compensation.

https://mdf-law.com/home-health-aides/

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Attorney General James Secures Nearly $7 Million From Home …

(4 days ago) WebOf that amount, $1,167,050 will be paid to OAG for distribution to the impacted home health aides and $411,000 will be paid in the form of paid time off for current aides who are owed back wages. Crown will also pay $1.4 million to the Medicaid program, of which $840,000 will be paid to the state and the remaining $560,000 will be paid to the

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2022/attorney-general-james-secures-nearly-7-million-home-health-agencies-cheating

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Overworked, Underpaid, and Cutting Corners: The Crisis in Home …

(2 days ago) WebThis funding shortfall has helped make home health one of the worst-paying major industries in the country: The median wage for a home health aide in 2019 was just $12.15, according to the Bureau

https://newrepublic.com/article/161087/home-health-care-crisis-lhc-group-overtime-wage-fraud

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Home health patients, advocates sue Becerra - Axios

(1 days ago) WebThree disabled Medicare beneficiaries and two organizations are suing Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, alleging he restricted the availability of home health services for individuals who need aides for short periods of time. Why it matters: The lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia comes as home …

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/12/home-health-patients-advocates-becerra

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Coalition denounces $30 million compensation decision for home …

(8 days ago) WebGrassroots labor advocates claim that if 1199SEIU home care workers got all the money they were owed, it would total $5 billion to $6 billion, putting staffing agencies out of business. The

https://gothamist.com/news/coalition-denounces-30-million-compensation-decision-for-home-health-aides-as-meager-crumbs

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Settlement Reached in Preferred Home Care Data Breach Lawsuit

(1 days ago) WebPosted By Steve Alder on Mar 3, 2023. AssistCare Home Health Services has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of individuals affected by a cyberattack and data breach in January 2021. In March 2021, AssistCare Home Health Services, which does business as Preferred Home Care of New York, notified more than 92,000 patients

https://www.hipaajournal.com/settlement-reached-in-preferred-home-care-data-breach-lawsuit/

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebNEWARK – Continuing its commitment to protecting the elderly from abuse at the hands of their caretakers, and addressing sexual misconduct and abuse by licensed professionals, the Division of Consumer Affairs (“the Division”) today announced the temporary suspension of a certified homemaker-home health aide ("CHHA") charged …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200707a.html

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‘A Nightmare’: AHCA Files Lawsuit Against Federal Nursing Home …

(6 days ago) WebOn the other hand, the final rule mandates a minimum of 3.48 hours per resident per day (HPRD) of total staffing, with specific allocations for registered nurses (RN) and nurse aides. This standard encompasses 0.55 HPRD of direct RN care and 2.45 HPRD of direct nurse aide care.

https://skillednursingnews.com/2024/05/a-nightmare-ahca-files-lawsuit-against-federal-nursing-home-staffing-mandate/

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DOJ Announces More Than $21M in Home Health - Home …

(5 days ago) WebBy Robert Holly February 10, 2019. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made nearly half a dozen announcements at the end of January regarding Medicare fraud involving home health agencies. Among them: A Miami woman was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Jan. 17 for her role in a $4.66 million health care fraud scheme …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/02/doj-announces-more-than-21m-in-home-health-fraud-kickback-schemes/

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Nursing home trade groups sue over staffing mandate

(5 days ago) WebDiane Eastabrook. Reprints. Getty Images. Two nursing home trade groups asked a federal court in a lawsuit late Thursday to throw out the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/nursing-home-staffing-mandate-ahca-lawsuit

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Certified Homemaker-Home Health Aides - New Jersey Division of …

(7 days ago) WebWhen you or a loved one are recovering after an illness and need assistance at home, it is reassuring to know you can hire a certified homemaker-home health aide (CHHA). You should know that the agencies that employ aides are regulated by the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the aides themselves are regulated by the New Jersey Board …

https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/hhh

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Attorney General James Secures Over $10 Million from Health …

(3 days ago) WebNEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $10.1 million settlement with health care companies RiverSpring Living Holding Corp. (RiverSpring) and ElderServe Health, Inc. d/b/a RiverSpring at Home (ElderServe) for failing to provide vulnerable New York seniors with personalized health care services while …

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-secures-over-10-million-health-care-companies-failing

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Lawsuit challenges CMS nursing home minimum staffing rule - STAT

(3 days ago) WebThe lawsuit was filed on Thursday by the American Health Care Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group of more than 14,000 nursing homes, along with its Texas counterpart and three Texas

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/24/cms-minimum-nursing-home-staffing-rule-lawsuit/

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Nursing home groups file lawsuit to block CMS' staffing mandate

(2 days ago) WebThe nursing home industry has found support for its position from Republican lawmakers. Earlier this year the House Ways and Means committee sent a bill blocking the staffing rule to the House

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/nursing-home-groups-file-lawsuit-block-cms-staffing-mandate

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Certified Home Health Aide – Medical and I.T Training in …

(9 days ago) WebHome Health Aides (HHA) are in demand in the workforce due to the increasing need to provide care for patients in the home. This 76-hour course is approved by the NJ State Board of Nursing and follows an outlined curriculum set by this credentialing agency. The course provides skills training specific to home and hospice patient populations and

http://www.smcinj.com/certified-home-health-aide/

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‘Come Home To Roost’: Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Over Home …

(9 days ago) WebThe plaintiffs in the case argue the home health services that are required under Medicare law have been wholly insufficient. Medicare law authorizes coverage for up to 35 hours per week of home health aide services for personal, hands-on care. The plaintiffs claim they have received very minimal or no such services at all.

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2022/10/come-home-to-roost-lawsuit-filed-against-hhs-over-home-health-care-shortcomings/

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Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ)

(7 days ago) WebPoverty in Focus (PiF) is a collection of interviews with New Jersey residents living in poverty. LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems. Through its work, LSNJ strives to secure substantive and procedural justice for those living in

https://lsnj.org/

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Health department not regularly inspecting nursing homes

(4 days ago) WebThe health department’s failure to investigate timely complaints from nursing home residents is a “chronic and well-documented problem,” the lawsuit said.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/17/maryland-health-department-nursing-home-abuse-neglect/

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Publisher of Call of Duty, maker of AR-15 style rifle and Meta …

(1 days ago) WebThree companies are facing wrongful death lawsuits in the Uvalde school shooting of 2022, according to complaints filed in California and Texas. The suits, which accuse the companies of

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/business/uvalde-lawsuit-meta-activision/index.html

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Biden Administration Urges Judge To Throw Out NAHC’s Home …

(9 days ago) WebThe lawsuit, pertaining to CMS’ home health payment methodologies, was put forth when NAHC felt like it had “no other option left.” After continued advocacy in Washington, D.C., and attempts at legislation over the previous two years, NAHC felt legal means had to be pursued. In 2022, CMS finalized permanent cuts to home health …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2023/12/biden-administration-urges-judge-to-throw-out-nahcs-home-health-payment-lawsuit/

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