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Home Health Agencies Wage and Hour Proposed Rules

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Back to the Exemptions? Possible Changes to Home Health and Personal Care Worker Wage Regulations

Are home health and personal care workers eligible for overtime? That is a more complicated question than it first appears. In fact, it could be about to change again as certain providers of home health and personal care...more

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DOL Proposes Rule to Return Home Healthcare Agency Workers to FLSA Exempt Status

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a proposed rule that would allow third-party home healthcare providers to rely on the domestic service exemption that existed under the...more

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Employment Law Update: Home Healthcare Companionship Exemption – Is It Back?

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Home healthcare employers – take note. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-4 on July 25, 2025 (FAB), announcing that it will immediately stop enforcing the...more

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Federal Court Finds In-Home Caregivers Were Employees, Not Independent Contractors, Under ‘Economic Realities/Control’ Test

Issues related to whether individuals are independent contractors or employees receive significant attention by employers and governmental entities because of the critical impact of misclassification. The U.S. Department of...more

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