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The U.S. Labor Department is issuing its Final Rule re-stating the requirements for and limitations upon the FLSA's "companionship" exemption.
It might not be too late to influence the U.S. Labor Department's final regulatory revisions relating to the application of the FLSA's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Proposed RegulationsTags: companionship, 13(a)(15), companionship services, home care, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, proposed regulations, National Council on Disability
There have been further developments regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's proposed regulation that would drastically limit the FLSA's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Legislation, Proposed RegulationsTags: S. 3280, H.R. 3066, companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), 13(b)(21), companionship services, domestic service, live-in domestics, live-in, home care, household, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, domestic-service exemption, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, proposed regulations, Companionship Exemption Protection Act
The U.S. Labor Department has further extended to March 21, 2012 the time for commenting upon provisions that would essentially spell the end of the FLSA exemptions for companions and live-in domestic-service workers.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Proposed RegulationsTags: companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), 13(b)(21), companionship services, domestic service, live-in domestics, live-in, home care, household, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, domestic-service exemption, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, proposed regulations, PHI, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
The deadline is set for submitting comments on proposed provisions that would drastically limit the FLSA's exemptions for "companionship" workers and live-in domestic employees.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Proposed RegulationsTags: companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), 13(b)(21), companionship services, domestic service, live-in domestics, live-in, home care, household, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, domestic-service exemption, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, proposed regulations, PHI, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Efforts to eviscerate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption have now formally moved to the regulatory arena.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Proposed RegulationsTags: companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), companionship services, domestic service, home care, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, proposed regulation
Recent correspondence from the Eldercare Workforce Alliance suggests that proponents of gutting the FLSA "companionship" exemption are re-directing their focus to regulatory limitations.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Legislation, Minimum Wage, Overtime Work, Overtime CompensationTags: companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), companionship services, domestic service, H.R. 2341, S. 1273, home care, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption, Eldercare Workforce Alliance
Proposed changes would essentially define the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(15) "companionship" exemption out of existence.
Exemptions And Exceptions, Legislation, Minimum Wage, Overtime Work, Overtime CompensationTags: companionship, domestic, 13(a)(15), companionship services, domestic service, H.R. 2341, S. 1273, home care, direct care, direct care workers, home care workers, companionship exemption