Executive Summary. Home care agencies in New York are still experimenting with different ways to meet the State’s Wage Parity Act (“Act” or “WPA”) requirements. The Act requires a minimum basic wage (cash) of the applicable New York State minimum wage plus additional wages or supplemental wages (i.e., benefits) equal to another $4.09 per hour in NYC or $3.22 per hour in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties (the “WPA Package”).