Nursing Home Penalized For Failing to Pay Earned Wages to Former Employees

Ellis Nursing Homes in Norwood is one of four nursing homes in Massachusetts who have agreed to pay more than $132,000 in restitution and penalties to resolve allegations stating that they failed to pay earned vacation wages to terminated employees, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Monday.

 “Failure to pay wages is a violation of Massachusetts law that must be enforced to protect employees who earned their pay,” Coakley said. “We are pleased that this settlement will bring restitution to the former employees who were affected by the actions of these companies.”

In January the Attorney General's Office received a complaint from a former employee of Ellis Nursing Homes, Inc. She stated that she was not paid her earned vacation time upon termination.

The investigation then uncovered that vacation wages were owed to a total of 209 employees at four locations: Ellis Nursing Homes in Norwood, Grove Manor Estates, Inc. in Braintree, Glen at Grove Manor, Inc. in Braintree, and Meadow Green Nursing Home, Inc. in Waltham. 

According to the Attorney General's Office, the nursing homes fully cooperated with the office and did agree to pay restitution to all 209 former employees under the terms of the settlement.