The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) on Friday, July 13, 2018, titled “Determining Whether Nurse or Caregiver Registries Are Employers of the Caregiver.”...more
7/18/2018
/ Caregivers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Field Assistance Bulletins ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
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 This Report:
- I. Spotlight On Wage-And-Hour Risks For The Home Healthcare Industry
- II. Potential Loss Of The Companionship Services Exemption
- III. Other Common Types Of Claims
- A. Misclassification...more