Patrick Miller-Bartley
Fri, 07/21/2023
Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is in part owned and operated by Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), provides home care services. At issue in this lawsuit are a group of its employees called Post-acute Care Coordinators (PACCs). According to the EEOC, IHH and ASHN paid female PACCs less than their male counterparts, in violation of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits pay discrimination based on sex. For example,, female PACCs who (1) had experience in the healthcare field, (2) had been in the PACC position for some time, and (3) had no performance issues, were paid less than their male counterparts who had less experience in the field and were newly-hired PACCs, the EEOC alleged.
Upon receiving complaints of pay discrimination from female PACCs, IHH and ASHN refused to adjust their pay. The companies also did not reach an agreement with the PACCs through the EEOC’s pre-litigation conciliation process. Therefore, the EEOC filed suit against the PACCs and, on July 13, reached a settlement. That settlement provides $105,000 to the three PACCs named in the lawsuit, an agreement to raise the pay of female PACCs to the level of their male counterparts, and a consent decree. The consent decree requires that IHH and ASHN take affirmative steps to prevent such pay discrimination in the future, including implementing new pay and discrimination policies, training managers and others involved in the compensation process, furnishing employees with notices of their rights, and conducting an internal compensation audit.
McGillivary Steele Elkin has extensive experience ensuring that workers are paid what they are owed, whether because of wage theft or discrimination. If you believe that you are being discriminated against in your pay, or otherwise not receiving the pay that you are entitled to, do not hesitate to contact us.
