Home Health Workers Now Eligible for Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay

The Department of Labor has announced it will extend overtime and minimum wage protections to home health workers providing direct care. Previously, the Fair Labor Standards Act classified home health workers as primarily companions to those under their care.

The "companionship exemption" meant that home care agencies weren't required to pay direct care workers the federal minimum wage or for overtime hours they racked up.

The new law applies to direct care workers who provide medical services that require training to perform.

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