Q: “Our agency provides trained staff to work with individuals with intellectual disabilities in their homes and out in the community. We just saw the Department of Labor announcement regarding a time-limited non-enforcement period for mandatory overtime pay for home care workers, a policy that was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2015. Do we still have to start paying overtime for our employees starting January 1, or can we wait?” – Janet, North Carolina
What’s the status of the DOL’s new wage and overtime protections for home care workers?
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