New York
NY Court Upholds 13 Hours Pay for 24-Hour Shift Home Health Aides
A New York Court of Appeals ruling will allow home care providers in that state to continue to pay “sleep in” aides for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift, as long as the employees are given three hours for meal breaks and eight hours of sleep, at least five of which must be uninterrupted. The […]
Read MoreNew York Plans to Create an Advanced Home Health Aide Program
The state of New York is currently accepting stakeholder comment on a plan, announced on June 27, 2018, to create an advanced home health aide program. The New York Advanced Home Health Aide (AHHA) program would allow a certain class of home health aides who have successfully completed training to perform advanced jobs under the […]
Read MoreMandatory Vaccine Announcement Causes Confusion Among Home-Based Care Providers
Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that all of the state’s health care workers are now required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by Sept. 27. The announcement specifically listed nursing home, “adult care,” long-term care facility and hospital workers as those who must receive vaccinations by that date. While adult care […]
Read MoreCaregiving crisis:’ New York bill to increase home care worker wages hits regulatory snag
A state bill to raise wages for home care workers in New York has hit a regulatory snag as lawmakers push to help a fast-growing industry composed predominantly by immigrant women of color who are among the lowest paid workers. In a Zoom call Thursday, state legislators, advocates, workers and patients from Rockland and Westchester counties urged […]
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