LHC Group wage complaints
| Submitted | Sept. 17, 2020 |
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From: Jake Bittle
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Records of any and all wage complaints filed against the following home health and hospice agencies for the inclusive period between January 1, 2010 and September 1, 2020.
Cottage Home Health
230 E. Main Street Galesburg IL 61401
Gateway Regional Home Health
2100 Madison Avenue Granite City IL 62040
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
1790 Nations Drive Suite 205 Gurnee IL 60031
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
20200 Governors Highway Suite 301 Olympia Fields IL 60461
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
9730 S. Western Ave. Suite 405 Evergreen Park IL 60805
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
906 Skyline Drive Suite 200 Marion IL 62959
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
11 Cusumano Professional Plaza Drive Mt. Vernon IL 62864
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
4509 North Illinois Street Suite 2 Swansea IL 62226
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
2004 Fox Drive Suite E Champaign IL 62526
LHC-Illinois Home Health Care
311 South County Farm Road Suite A Wheaton IL 60187
Mederi Caretenders
496 Memorial Drive Breese IL 62230
Mederi Caretenders
141 Market Place Drive Suite 110 Fairview Heights IL 62208
Mederi Caretenders
4202 Williamson Place Suite 1 Mt. Vernon IL 62864
Northwestern Illinois Home Health
151 Tenney Street Kewanee IL 61443
Red Bud Regional Home Care
1010 Locust Street Red Bud IL 62278
Regional Home Care Crossroads
4111 North Water Tower Place Suite E Mt. Vernon IL 62864
Star Hospice
1790 Nations Drive Suite 205 Gurnee IL 60031
Star Hospice
9730 S. Western Avenue Suite 441 Evergreen Park IL 60805
And any other workplaces registered under the name "Almost Family" or "LHC Group".
with information including the date the complaint was filed, the nature of the complaint, the amount owed to the complainant, the dates worked but not compensated, and the outcome of the complaint.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jake Bittle
From: Department of Labor
Mr. Bittle:
Due to limited staff and the amount of records you have requested the Department is asking for an extension to the for responding to your request. IF you will mutually agree to an extension until October 9, 2020, the Department will forward them as soon as they are assembled.
Also, the Department is only required to keep such records for three years. Accordingly, we cannot fulfill your entire request for records back to 2010.
That you for contacting he Illinois Department of Labor.
Shayne L. Aldridge
Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
Illinois Department of Labor
900 S. Spring Street
Springfield, Illinois 62704
217-557-3112
Shayne.L.Aldridge@illinois.gov<mailto:Shayne.L.Aldridge@illinois.gov>
FAIRNESS. SAFETY. EQUALITY.
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
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From: Jake Bittle
That's fine, I agree, thank you!
From: Department of Labor
Thank you
Shayne L. Aldridge
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Illinois Department of Labor
900 S. Spring Street
Springfield, Illinois 62704
DOL.FOIA@illinois.gov<mailto:DOL.FOIA@illinois.gov>
FAIRNESS. SAFETY. EQUALITY.
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Receipt by an unintended recipient does not waive attorney-client privilege, attorney work product privilege, or any other exemption from disclosure.
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From: Department of Labor
You have files (Granted - .pdf, FOIA 20-157 Response 1 of 2.pdf, FOIA 20-157 Response 2 of 2.pdf) waiting for you, sent by shayne.l.aldridge@illinois.gov.
Message from sender: Attached is the Department's Response to your FOIA request.
Thank you for contacting the Illinois Department of Labor
To download the file, simply click this link https://fileT.illinois.gov/filet/download.asp?key=cc6HOgIVJXBXeXbT7OCiaFAcKSh2Po5f
If you are unsure of the sender, or question the file, validate with the sender shayne.l.aldridge@illinois.gov before downloading
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