On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, leaving the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Home Care Rule intact. The Home...more
6/29/2016
/ Companionship Exemptions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party Agents ,
Wage and Hour
In the latest litigation chapter involving the U.S. Department of Labor’s rule extending minimum wage and overtime requirements to certain home care workers, a home care industry coalition has taken its challenge of the rule...more
In an order dated October 20, 2015, pursuant to the D.C. Circuit’s mandate issued on October 13, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon entered summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in Home...more
10/22/2015
/ Companionship Exemptions ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Domestic Workers ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
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
10/7/2015
/ Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
Companionship Exemptions ,
Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Home Health Care ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Summary Judgment ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
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
In this Issue:
- Introduction
- History of the Companionship exemption
- The New Regulations
- Impact of the New Regulations
- Challenges and Best practices for Home Care employers...more