Policymakers in two of the largest U.S. states—Illinois and California—are moving forward with plans to increase wages for some home care workers. In Illinois, state senators on Tuesday passed legislation that would effectively boost home care workers’ wages by at least $1 per hour from the current average of $10.98 per hour by July 1, 2018. Under the legislation, […]
Home health care workers sued the state of Illinois last week for allegedly withholding a 48-cent-per-hour raise required under a recently-passed state budget. After Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a proposed budget in July, lawmakers enacted another budget, which included the pay raise for home health workers, specifically those that work under the Illinois Home […]
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