Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Home Health Minumum Wage Changes

If you are a home care agency or other third party employer, effective January 1, 2015, you are required to pay at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay to any direct care worker you jointly or solely employ, regardless of the worker’s duties. Direct care workers are workers who provide home care services, such as certified nursing assistants, home health aides, personal care aides, caregivers, and companions.

The final rule also includes...

• Private Home and Domestic Service Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Companionship Services Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Live-in Domestic Service Workers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Recordkeeping Requirements for Individuals, Families, or Households Who Employ Domestic Service Workers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Hours Worked Applicable to Domestic Service Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Joint Employment in Domestic Service Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act