Change to FLSA Companionship Exemption Extends Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections to Home Health Care Aides

After almost fourteen months of legal challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor has emerged victorious in its attempt to modify the FLSA’s companionship exemption. On August 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the DOL’s proposed regulations, against a challenge that the regulations exceeded the Department’s rulemaking authority.

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