Home Health Leaders Keep Close Watch on Overtime Outcome

Home health industry groups are eyeing some relief after a U.S. District Court judge pressed pause on an impending overtime rule that was originally set to hit the nation on Dec. 1. The overtime rule from the Department of Labor (DOL) would have increased the minimum salary threshold needed to qualify for overtime exemption benefits from […]

New Overtime Rule May Pose Little Threat to Home Care

A new wage rule that increases overtime benefits for millions of American workers is expected to put some wage pressures on employers across many industries, but how much it will impact home health care is still up for debate. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its new overtime salary exemption limits that will become effective December […]

Editor’s Picks: Overtime Rule Raises Alarm

The Department of Labor finalized its rule on overtime for salaried workers this week, drawing concern from home health companies and other small businesses already feeling the pinch from rising labor costs. Readers were tuned in to this breaking news story, and no doubt the whole industry will be avid to learn more in the […]

[UPDATED] Labor Rule to Increase Overtime Burdens on Home Health Providers

Overtime pressures for home heath care agencies will increase following the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule on overtime requirements for salaried employees issued this week. The rule increases minimum salary requirements for overtime exemptions for salaried workers from its current level of $23,660 per year, or $455 per week, to $47,476 a year, or […]

Will Supreme Court Accept Home Care Wage Case?

The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet indicated how it plans to deal with pending matters following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, but whether the high court reviews a challenge to the Department of Labor’s wage and overtime rules for home care workers might depend more on an interpretation of a previous ruling. In […]

How NAHC is Pushing Supreme Court to Take Wage Case

Days after provider associations asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Department of Labor’s extension of wage and overtime protections to home care workers, one group is detailing its arguments crafted to convince the high court to consider the case. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and its co-plaintiffs brought their […]

New Overtime Threshold Not Coming Until Late 2016

Many home care workers will have to wait longer than previously anticipated to start collecting overtime. Their employers, however, may be breathing a sigh of relief. The Department of Labor’s final rule on overtime eligibility is unlikely to go into effect prior to late 2016, according to Solicitor of Labor Patricia Smith. The revelation was […]

Wage Rule Enforcement Begins, Home Care Industry Holds Breath

The Department of Labor could officially begin enforcement of its rule guaranteeing overtime and minimum wage protections for about 2 million home care workers on Friday, but several significant question marks persist when it comes to implementation. From Nov. 12 to the end of the year, the DOL “will exercise prosecutorial discretion in determining whether […]

Editor’s Picks: Home Health Aide Goes Above and Beyond

This week, Home Health Care News readers learned about new legislation that aims to reinstate old home care wage rules. Our readers also discovered how home health is being integrated in senior living communities, and delved into the ways that immigration reform could help to address labor shortages in the sector. Here in the newsroom, […]