Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Court Shoots Down FLSA Class Action For Aides

Aides not similarly situated, judge rules. Home care providers may face fewer lawsuits based on the now-eliminated companionship exemption, thanks to a recent court decision. In an Aug. 8 decision, a New York federal judge denied class action status in the lawsuit Cowell v. Utopia Home Care. In the suit, Shenithia Cowell attempted to sue Utopia for back wages based [...]
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