The Attorney General’s civil forfeiture action seeks to recoup the money owed to the 52 workers and has obtained a forfeiture order permitting the seizure of up to $110,186.22 from either Anyah or Mical. Further, after numerous workers quit because they were not paid, the defendants allegedly hired new workers, failed to pay those workers for all the hours they worked and induced them to keep working with promises of future pay. By carrying out this scheme, the defendants are charged with depriving workers of thousands of dollars owed to them.Īccording to the civil forfeiture action filed by the Attorney General’s Office on January 28 th, 2016, Anyah and Mical failed to pay 52 workers a total of $110,186.22 in wages between Decemand June 21, 2015. Anyah and Mical allegedly induced the aides to keep working without pay by stating or implying that they would eventually get paid. The care givers helped their clients with basic daily needs such as bathing, preparing food, and assisting with toileting.

The services provided by the Mical home health aides included caring for elderly, sick, and disabled individuals. “I am proud of the work done by our Labor Standards Division leading up to this arrest, and we look forward to working with the Attorney General’s office to ensure that justice is served and these workers are paid what they are owed.”Īccording to the 18-count indictment and parallel civil forfeiture action, between December 2012 and June 2015, Anyah and Mical hired workers for the Peekskill Company to provide home health care services to patients, and to run the administrative operations of the business. They work long, hard hours and deserve to be paid for the invaluable work that they do,” said Acting New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon. “Home health care aides are entrusted with caring for some of our most vulnerable citizens. “My office will take aggressive action, including bringing felony charges, against any employer who breaks the law by failing to pay employees for their work.” “Many people in our communities depend on home health aides, and these aides should be treated fairly,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. If convicted, Anyah faces up to four years in prison. Anyah and Mical have been indicted on felony charges relating to their alleged failure to pay home health care aides for all the hours that they had worked, as required by New York State Law.

Schneiderman today announced the arrest and arraignment of Arthur Anyah, owner of Peekskill-based Mical Home Health Care, Inc.

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