Until recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had long interpreted the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as exempting companionship-services workers and live-in domestic service workers employed by third-party employers (i.e., “home care agencies”) from the FLSA’s minimum wage and/or overtime requirements. In 2013, however, the DOL adopted regulations reversing that established position, finding that the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime requirements protect home care agency workers and sending shockwaves throughout an entire industry.
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