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Lack of protections for home care workers: overtime pay and minimum wage This brief examines overtime hours and hourly wages among home care workers (home health aides and personal care aides) and compares them with hospital and... K Smith...
Federal minimum wage and overtime protections extended to home care workersJoseph A. CarelloStephen J. JonesTodd R. Shinaman
Overtime pay can be a tricky concept to grasp. Learn what overtime rules you have to follow and how to calculate overtime with our guide.
The reason that holiday pay and time off aren't mandated is that the 1938Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA) (also called the “Wage and Hour Bill”) does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations or holidays. Holiday benefits are generally an arrangement between an employer and...
Private companies have no obligation to close for federal holidays or to pay their employees overtime or holiday pay when they work on a holiday. Furthermore, employers are under no legal obligation to compensate their employees with paid time off if they decide to close. However, some companie...
state’s minimum wage will rise to $13.75 per hour, thanks toa ballot measure that passed on Election Day. The measure also creates paid sick leave requirements for businesses of all sizes starting May 1, 2025, and will increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, ...
Employers might run into overtime problems if they aren’t careful.Many workplaces can create certain policies to lower this problem. By making sure employees are not working during their breaks, they will avoid FLSA wage liability.Many states, however, require certain breaks, with stiff ...
In addition to additional resources and rules, the DOL's Wage and Hour Division will be a key partner in a joint Department of Treasury-Department of Labor initiatives to detect and deter the misclassification of employees as independent contractors and to strengthen and coordinate federal and ...
wagefor their work. Since 2009 most private and public employers have had to pay staff members at least $7.25 per hour, althoughsome legislators have tried to increase that amount. In addition, the FLSA assuresnonexemptworkers' rights to receive time-and-a-half for any overtime they perform...