Our overtime pay lawyers are investigating Maxim Homecare Staffing overtime pay lawsuits. We have the experience, knowledge and expertise to handle these types of cases and have helped thousands of employees recover all owed wages from their employers. Maxim is currently facing two class-action lawsuits alleging violations of various state and federal laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying its salaried employees overtime.
Maxim Homecare Staffing Services is a nationwide provider of in-home medical care services for more than 20 years. As an established community partner, Maxim is focused on patients and dedicated to delivering quality patient care and service. Maxim Homecare Staffing Services has more than 360 office locations around the country, providing patients with the care they need and the comfort and independence they deserve.
The overtime lawsuit against Maxim Homecare Staffing claims the following:
- Failed to pay overtime wages to their employees
- Failed to pay overtime compensation upon termination of a healthcare recruiters
- Failed to provide an itemized wage statement showing accurate hours worked and accurate pay rates
- Failed to keep accurate timekeeping records
- Misclassified positions to avoid paying overtime compensation
In addition, this lawsuit alleges that employees were required to work on call, work from home, and attending flue clinics and never receiving a penny of overtime for it. Both staffing recruiters and homecare recruiters can participate in the lawsuit, even if they were salaried employees.
Employers are often accused of misclassifying an employee’s job title or position to avoid paying overtime wages. The Maxim Homecare overtime lawsuit alleges that Maxim had a misclassification policy in effect for several years prior to the filing of the lawsuit and allowed employees to work overtime with paying additional wages. The lawsuit also claims that Maxim Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers are required to pay employees time and a half overtime wages for work beyond forty hours a week. Only certain employees are exempt from overtime pay and misclassifying an employee as exempt is in violation of federal law. The unpaid overtime class action lawsuit is seeking to represent all current and former salaried workers of Maxim Homecare, including other homecare recruiters, healthcare recruiters, staffing recruiters, and senior recruiters who were employed by Maxim Homecare at any time during the past three years.
If you or someone you know worked for Maxim Homecare Staffing Services as a homecare recruiter, healthcare recruiter, staffing recruiter, or senior recruiter and believe you are owed back overtime pay, call our unpaid overtime lawyers today at (855) 754-2795 for a free overtime lawsuit case review. We will listen to your work situation and advise you if you were underpaid by your employer and have the right to file an overtime pay claim.