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BALTIMORE, Md -- A federal district court has ordered Self Pride, Inc. of Baltimore, Md. and its President, Executive Director and C.E.O. to pay $372,664 in overtime back wages to 392 current and former employees following a trial before U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett. Self-Pride is a non-profit organization that currently operates ten assisted living facilities. The Court’s order also directs that Self-Pride pay $155,240 in liquidated damages.

An investigation conducted by the Baltimore District Office of the Wage and Hour Division found that Self Pride and Barbara A. Robinson violated the overtime and record keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when Self-Pride did not pay employees working as community living assistants proper overtime and did not maintain accurate records of employee hours.

“This victory underscores this Administration’s commitment to vigorously protect the overtime rights of all workers and ensure that they are paid all of the wages due them,” says Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. “In this case, we have recovered $527,904 for these workers.”

Self-Pride is permanently enjoined from violating the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the FLSA in the future.

The FLSA requires that employers pay workers the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and time and one-half the regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Employers must also maintain accurate time and payroll records.

For more information about the FLSA, call the Department’s toll-free help line at 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243). Information is available on the Internet at www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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