The State Court of Appeals, our State’s highest court, heard argument yesterday on the important question of whether home health care aides who are working twenty-four hour live-in shifts must be paid for twenty-four hours,...more
On Friday, October 6, 2017 the New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) used its “emergency” regulatory power to amend its Minimum Wage Order for Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations, relating to home care workers...more
This morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the federal Department of Labor’s revisions to the “companionship exemption” under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Home Care Association of...more
8/24/2015
/ Companionship Exemptions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour