According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), overtime wages are not required to be paid by employers for in-home healthcare workers. However, on January 1, 2015 this will change with a new law that was passed by the Obama administration. Under the new rule, in-home healthcare employees will be will be entitled to overtime pay as well as extending the minimum wage rate of pay.
In-home healthcare workers care for the elderly, disabled and chronically ill. These positions often require long work hours and many of times hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a work week. With this new law, in-home health care employees will receive the wage protections they deserve.
In-home health care workers should ensure that when 2015 come around that they are in fact paid overtime. Due to the fact that it is a new law, employers may not inform employees of the change that in-home health care workers are entitled to paid overtime. However, if your employer does not inform you and refuses to pay you overtime wage benefits, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit against your employer.
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