Medical Staffing of America, which is doing business as Steadfast Medical Staffing, was ordered to pay at least $3.6 million in back wages and at least $3.6 million in liquidated damages to workers. The final amount is expected to be higher, according to a Jan. 27 U.S. Labor Department news release.
Virginia nursing home staff agency on hook for $7.2M in back wages
A federal court in Virginia ordered a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency that worked with nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to pay more than $7.2 million in back pay and liquidated damages after it was found to have intentionally violated federal laws by denying 1,105 workers overtime pay.