SAN FRANCISCO: Two dozen Filipino caregivers who worked more than 40 hours a week but were paid far below minimum wage by their Bay Area employers will get more than $600,000 thanks to a federal investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The owners of five care facilities serving the ill or elderly reached an agreement with the Department of Labor after a two-year investigation, federal officials said. A total of $637,048 will be paid to 24 employees, or $318,524 in minimum wage and overtime back wages and $318,524 in liquidated damages, according to the labor department…