The Department of Labor (DOL) has clarified which health care providers are exempt from new federally mandated paid sick and parental leave rules that were introduced in response to COVID-19. While home health care providers are officially in the clear, many nonmedical home care providers remain uncertain — yet optimistic — about where they stand. […]
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In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, non-medical home care providers — often called the “eyes and ears in the home” — are solidifying their position as a part of the larger health care continuum. Over the past few decades, the health care sector has seen SARS, H1N1 and a number of other outbreaks […]
Home care providers waiting to see how they’ll be affected by new federally mandated paid sick leave policies tied to the COVID-19 emergency will likely have to wait a little longer. On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law, which — broadly — gives workers guaranteed paid […]
As the national concern over COVID-19 — the coronavirus — continues to grow, U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require all employers to provide paid sick leave to workers. If passed, the bills would likely place a bigger squeeze on the country’s home-based care providers, which often operate on razor-thin profit margins. On Friday, […]
In 2019, home care providers in California went to legal battle against legislation triggering the public disclosure of caregivers’ contact information. Home care providers in Connecticut, New York and Chicago, meanwhile, fought heated contests against predictive-scheduling regulations. These were just some of the legal trends that shaped the in-home care space last year. In 2020, […]
In order to avoid costly legal issues, in-home care providers need to stay on top of the constantly evolving legislation landscape. A major part of this is being proactive and getting in front of compliance before it becomes an issue, according to Angelo Spinola, attorney and shareholder at San Francisco-based legal firm Littler Mendelson. “The […]
A labor bill that widens the scope of who is considered an employee in one state has been signed into law. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed the legislation Wednesday — potentially creating problems for some home health and hospice providers there going forward. “It will definitely have implications for [home-based] care,” National Association […]
Lawmakers in one state recently passed a labor bill that could be damaging to the bottom lines of many home health and hospice agencies there. California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the Senate Wednesday and is headed to the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign the proposed legislation into […]
Home care providers and legislators in one state are voicing concerns about recent legislation that would allow caregivers to poach clients from home care agencies without being penalized. The provision was recently written into the Connecticut state budget. It bans noncompete contracts and similar agreements in “homemaker, companion or home health services.” In other words, […]
Home care agencies in one state could soon lose the right to prevent caregivers from poaching their clients, a move opponents worry would devastate providers. A provision recently added to the Connecticut state budget bans noncompete contracts and similar agreements in “homemaker, companion or home health services.” If passed, the legislation would remove home care […]