Bill Would Apply Minimum Wage, Overtime to Home Care Workers

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Wage and Hour Practice Group

Nurse and PatientThis week, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) introduced legislation that would extend the federal minimum wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to most home care workers, improve federal and state data collection and oversight with respect to the direct care workforce, and create a grant program to help states recruit and train direct care workers. Specifically, the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act (H.R. 5902) would limit the “companionship services” FLSA exemption to those who work 20 or fewer hours per week. To learn more about the bill, please continue reading at Littler's D.C. Employment Law Update blog.

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Nevada & Illinois Increase Minimum Wage as of July 1, 2010

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Wage and Hour Practice Group

Nevada State QuarterThe Nevada Labor Commissioner announced that, effective July 1, 2010, Nevada’s minimum wage increased as follows:

  • Employers not offering qualifying health insurance benefits must pay employees a minimum wage rate of $8.25 per hour (up from $7.55 per hour).
  • Employers offering qualifying health insurance benefits must pay employees a minimum wage rate of at least $7.25 per hour (increased from $6.55 per hour).

Additionally, also effective July 1, 2010, the Illinois minimum wage increased as follows:

  • Illinois State QuarterEmployees aged 18 and older must be paid $8.25 per hour.
  • Employees aged 18 and older may be paid a training wage of $7.75 per hour for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment, unless that individual is a day or temporary laborer, or he or she is only occasionally or irregularly employed for less than 90 days.
  • Employees under 18 may be paid $7.75 per hour.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $4.95 per hour after 90 days of employment. During the initial 90-day period, tipped employees can be paid $4.65 per hour.
     
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