Property Seized from Group Homes' Parent Company
The company Your Friends and Neighbors, the parent company for several group homes in the Fort Wayne area had its property seized and/or frozen as a result of a class-action lawsuit against them. 29 former employees filed a class-action lawsuit arguing that they were not paid wages, vacation pay or overtime pay that they should have been paid before or while the company was closing its doors in October.
A hearing has been scheduled for the 20th of January regarding this matter. Prior to this, the CEO of the company was given a two-year sentence in prison after $75,000 in patient trust funds came up missing. 57-year-old Ernest M. Beal was arrested for a Class D felony count of theft in connection with the missing funds.
When a company fails to pay its employees, the situation could cause those employees to leave the facility, which in turn could cause a loss in licensed nurses to provide care for your loved ones. Also, if employees are suffering this type of unfair treatment by their employers, it could spill over to neglect or abuse cases arising against the residents of nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Even though this company has closed its doors this past October, this sort of issue could also arise at a facility currently in business.
