New York’s vast home care industry and those who rely on their services breathed a sigh of relief on March 26, 2019, when the New York Court of Appeals gave providers the green light to continue to pay home care aides for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift, so long as they are afforded eight hours for sleep breaks (five of which are uninterrupted) and three hours for meal breaks.
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