| The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has announced a final rule extending the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime protections to most of the nation’s direct care workers who provide essential home care assistance to elderly people and people with illnesses, injuries, or disabilities.
This change, effective January 1, 2015, ensures that nearly two million workers – such as home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nursing assistants – will have the same basic protections provided to most U.S. workers. USDOL claims ot will help ensure that individuals and families who rely on the assistance of direct care workers have access to consistent and high quality care from a stable and increasingly professional workforce. See further information at this link: USDOL |
18 September 2013
• USDOL Extends FLSA Rules to Home Care Workers
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