The day most anxiously anticipated (or dreaded) by the vast home care industry in New York has arrived, and a huge sigh of relief from home care agencies and New Yorkers who rely on their services can be heard across the state. An industry that has been fraught with hundreds of class action lawsuits was given the green light on March 26, 2019, to continue to follow the NY Department of Labor’s (NY DOL) interpretative guidance and pay home care aides for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift, so long as the workers are afforded 8 hours for sleep breaks (5 of which are uninterrupted) and 3 hours for meal breaks.
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