Court orders state labor department to pursue 24-hour home care cases for over 150 workers – amNewYork

Court orders state labor department to pursue 24-hour home care cases for over 150 workers – amNewYork

A judge ruled in favor of unionized home healthcare workers who were seeking to recover all their stolen wages — a win for a dedicated group of home care workers that the state Department of Labor is appealing in higher court. Albany County Supreme Court Justice Daniel Lynch ruled on Jan. 2 that a motion requiring the New York state Department of Labor (DOL) to reverse its closing of wage theft cases will apply to a class of “at least 150 home c…