WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $52 million in grant funding for organizations that provide reentry services to incarcerated individuals before release from state correctional facilities or county or local jails. By eliminating gaps between release from prison or jail and enrollment in a […]
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Paula Basta, Director Illinois Department on Aging, shares the challenges the department is working through with the Covid pandemic and the massive infrastructure in place for families. There are many programs and resources readily available for Illinoisians. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Soon, older adults enrolled in the Illinois Department of Aging’s […]
Seeks recovery of wages owed to employees of Destiny Healthcare Services Inc. CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent order from a federal judge that orders the owner and administrator of an Illinois home care and home healthcare provider to pay $324,049 in back wages and […]
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A group of New York City home health aides is suing the state Department of Labor in an attempt to force the agency to resume an investigation of their allegations that they were not fully compensated for their time during 24-hour shifts. The state was already investigating wage theft claims […]
What is EVV? EVV uses technology to make sure that members and participants receive the in-home services they need. Workers check in at the beginning and check out at the end of each visit, using a mobile phone or tablet, small digital device, or landline telephone. The EVV system captures […]
Three months after the Department of Children’s Services announced it had ended the practice of taking abused and neglected children to state offices overnight, solutions are proving difficult to sustain. Several faith-based shelters have closed, and some children remain in hospitals for lack of other options. Children are sleeping in […]
