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
On August 21, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) upheld the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) Home Care Rule and reversed the lower court’s decisions vacating the...more
8/25/2015
/ Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Elder Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Third-Party Agents ,
Unpaid Overtime