October 19, 2026
A home healthcare company will pay $2.3 million to settle a suit alleging that it failed to pay home care providers minimum wages and overtime by classifying them as independent contractors, according to an order filed in New Jersey federal court.
September 24, 2024
The New Jersey Department of Human Services urged a federal court to toss unpaid overtime claims from two home care workers, saying that it has no employment relationship with them and that their lawsuit alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors should target only their employer.
August 02, 2022
A home care company told a New Jersey federal judge that two care providers should not be granted conditional certification in their suit alleging that they were misclassified as independent contractors, arguing that the workers failed to submit enough evidence to support their claims.
January 11, 2022
A New Jersey in-home care company misclassified direct support professionals as independent contractors in order to avoid paying them for overtime, two workers said Tuesday in a proposed class and collective action in federal court.