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Dept of Labor to Educate Care Industry on Wage Laws

March 23, 2022 10AM to Noon Eastern Register to attend As part of U.S. Department of Labor efforts to build better jobs and increase pay equity, the department’s Wage and Hour Division regional office in Chicago will host a webinar, “Midwest Care Workers Summit 2022,” on March 23, 2022. The virtual summit brings together industry stakeholders from […]
Read MoreDept of Labor to Educate Health Care Industry on Wage Laws

March 23, 2022 10AM to Noon Eastern Register to attend As part of U.S. Department of Labor efforts to build better jobs and increase pay equity, the department’s Wage and Hour Division regional office in Chicago will host a webinar, “Midwest Care Workers Summit 2022,” on March 23, 2022. The virtual summit brings together industry stakeholders from […]
Read MoreDept of Labor to Educate Health Care Industry on Wage Laws

March 23, 2022 10AM to Noon Eastern Register to attend As part of U.S. Department of Labor efforts to build better jobs and increase pay equity, the department’s Wage and Hour Division regional office in Chicago will host a webinar, “Midwest Care Workers Summit 2022,” on March 23, 2022. The virtual summit brings together industry stakeholders from […]
Read MoreHome Care Dominates the Best Jobs without a College Degree

Americans are attending college in greater numbers than ever before, but college isn’t for everyone and those who do not attend college still hope to find useful, meaningful work to support themselves and, in some cases, their families. Home health aide is the best job in America for those without a college degree, according to […]
Read MoreNY 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 MoreWhat Home Health Aides Earn Varies from State to State

There is an enormous need for home health aides in the United States right now, and that need will only continue to grow in the future. As reported here in NAHC Report, home health aide is the most in-demand job in the country, and there is projected to be a massive shortage of home health […]
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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