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D.C. Circuit Resuscitates Elimination of Companionship and Domestic Service Exemptions for Third-Party Employers

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What Happened? The ongoing legal battle over the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule changing the definitions of “companionship services” and live-in domestic employees again turned against employers on August 21,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Stay of the DOL Wage Rule for Home Care Workers

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The Department of Labor (DOL) promulgated a rule that brings home care workers, employed by third parties, within the protection of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As a result, those home care workers employed by an...more

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Supreme Court Denies Further Stay of Department of Labor's Home Care Rule; Effective Date is Imminent

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On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Home Care Rule and reversed the lower court’s decisions vacating the new rule. On October 6, 2015, the U.S....more

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Many Home Companionship Workers No Longer Exempt

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Agencies and other third-party employers of live-in household employees and home companionship providers, take note: the long-delayed regulations reclassifying many of these workers as non-exempt employees entitled to minimum...more

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October 13 Effective Date of the Home Care Rule Stands—For Now

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On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Department of Labor's Home Care Rule. Based on that decision, the effective date of the Home Care Rule is October 13, 2015....more

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USDOL Delays Its "Companionship", "Live-In Domestic" Enforcement

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As we recently reported, the U.S. Department of Labor's changes in its regulations governing the Fair Labor Standard Act's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption and Section 13(b)(21) overtime exemption for "live-in...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Appeals Court Upholds USDOL’s New Minimum Wage and Overtime Rules for Home Care Workers Employed by Home Health Care Agencies

Reversing a decision celebrated by employers in the home care industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that home health care agencies must comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2013 domestic service...more

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Nearly 2 Million Home Care Workers Now Qualify for Minimum Wage, Overtime Protections

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The U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld a Department of Labor (DOL) rule which extended the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime protections to certain home...more

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Companionship Exemption Changes In Effect

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The latest twist in the ongoing saga involving the U.S. Department of Labor's changes in its regulatory provisions affecting the Fair Labor Standard Act's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption and the FLSA's Section...more

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Federal Appeals Court Reinstates New Federal Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements for Home Health Care Workers Employed By...

The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Home Care Association of America v. Weil reinstated the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations extending the federal minimum wage and overtime requirements for home...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

A Cautionary Note On That "Companionship Services" Rule

As we have previously reported, a federal district court for the District of Columbia recently vacated new U.S. Department of Labor regulations promulgated under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which (1) barred third-party...more

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DC Court Rejects Unilateral DOL Regulation of Home Care Workers in Sharply Worded Rebuke; DOL to Appeal

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In a pair of welcomed decisions for third-party employers in the home care industry, Judge Richard J. Leon of the D.C. Federal District Court vacated major provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Home Care Final...more

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