Healthcare/Hospital Law
Apr. 18, 2007
U.S. High Court Holds Line on Home-Care Wages
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared unlikely to extend federal minimum-wage protections and overtime pay to home heath aides who assist the elderly and disabled, an issue of broad importance in the growing market for home-based assisted living. During oral argument, the justices suggested they are inclined to let a 30-year-old exemption remain in place.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared unlikely to extend federal minimum-wage protections and overtime pay to home-health aides who assist the elderly and disabled, an issue of broad importance in the growing market for home-based assisted living.
During an hourlong oral argument, the justices suggested that they were inclined ...
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