FORMER EAST HUNTINGDON METAL COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY COMPENSATION

A former East Huntingdon metal company has been ordered to pay $40,000 to employees who had medical bills in 2019 when the company let its medical insurance lapse, even though it deducted money from workers’ pay. The Trib reports that Ken-Co and its president Robert Kendi, were directed by a federal judge to pay at least $40,436 to compensate employees for medical expenses that should have been covered by a UPMC insurance plan. The Labor Department accused Kendi and the company of deducting $4,014 from the workers’ pay from May through August 2019, but not paying the UPMC Health Plan premiums or securing other health insurance coverage. The company also did not forward the employer’s contribution for health insurance to UPMC Health Plan, the Labor Department claimed.