Jan 16, 2022 | Data Breach
Ravkoo – 105,000 individuals affected by a data breach.
Ravkoo, “a digital SaaS platform for prescription fulfillment providing prescription delivery to patients’ doorsteps,” reported that it recently discovered that a data breach may have unintentionally exposed personal information.
On September 27, 2021, Ravkoo detected that its prescription portal was the target of a cybersecurity attack. On October 27, 2021, Ravkoo’s forensic investigation disclosed that certain prescription and health information could have been compromised.
Ravkoo, however, reported that it has not found evidence that Social Security Numbers were accessed or compromised as Ravkoo does not maintain this information within the impacted portal. Although Ravkoo has not found evidence that one’s information was specifically accessed for misuse, it is possible, according to Ravkoo, that full name, mail address, phone number, and prescription/limited medical information could have been exposed. Ravkoo reported that, presently, it does not have any evidence to indicate that personal information has been, or will be, misused due to the data breach incident.
Source: Office of The Maine Attorney General, Data Breach Notifications.
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Jan 16, 2022 | Overtime & Wages
A federal investigation recovered $270,984 in back wages and liquidated damages for 166 workers of a Princeton skilled nursing care facility. The employer failed to pay proper overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Princeton Memorial Company – operating as Princeton Health Care Center – failed to pay the proper overtime premium to employees working 12-hour shifts.
The employer was found to have failed to pay the required overtime when employees worked in excess of 8 hours in any workday and in excess of 80 hours in an established 14-day period, a practice permitted for hospitals and residential care facilities, under certain conditions. Princeton Health also failed to include on-call pay and other bonuses in the calculation of overtime pay. The employer paid bonuses for longevity, recruitment, vacation deferral and hero pay related to the pandemic.
To resolve its violations, Princeton Health Care Center paid $270,984 in back wages and liquidated damages to the affected workers including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistant as well as dietary, maintenance and housekeeping/laundry workers.
Under the FLSA, hospitals and residential care establishments may use a fixed work period of 14 consecutive days in lieu of the 40-hour workweek for the purpose of computing overtime. To use this exception, an employer must have a prior agreement or understanding with affected employees before the work is performed.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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