Proposed Rule Would Extend Minimum Wage And Overtime Laws to Home Care Workers

The Labor Department is poised to issue a proposed rule that would extend minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers, President Obama and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced Dec. 15.

The proposed rule likely will be published in the Federal Register in a week to 10 days, Wage and Hour Division Deputy Administrator Nancy Leppink said Dec. 15 at a telephone press conference that elaborated on the announcement. “Clearly the home health care industry is a growth industry,” Leppink said, so it is “critical” that the Labor Department protect and stabilize this workforce, which currently numbers almost 1.8 ...