Database: Look up Long Island home healthcare agencies liable for wage theft
Valucare Inc. in Hempstead is one of 66 Long Island home healthcare agencies that owe a total of $11.6 million in back wages to employees, according to state and federal labor findings issued between 2017 and 2025. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp
State and federal labor investigations found these 66 Long Island home healthcare agencies liable for a total of $11.6 million in back wages to their employees, ranging in amounts as small as $23 and as large as $1.3 million.
A Newsday analysis shows that home healthcare is one of the most vulnerable industry sectors for wage theft on Long Island. In 2025, it accounted for the largest share of wages — 40% — owed to employees, more than the restaurant and construction industries.
The data below, which is current as of October 2026, represents investigations that were opened and closed between 2017 and 2025.
Each dollar figure represents a final determination by labor investigators, though amounts may change through appeals, settlements or further enforcement.
Explore the database to see the name and location of companies, wages due, employees owed money, and types of violations found.
You can report wage theft or file a claim by calling the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-487-9243 or the New York State Department of Labor's Wage Theft Task Force Hotline at 833-910-4378 or 888-525-2267.
Read Newsday's story on wage theft in the home healthcare industry here.
If you believe you have been a victim of wage theft, or know someone who was and would like to share your story, email anastasia.valeeva@newsday.com.
