Industry Note:
Court Shoots Down FLSA Class Action For Aides
Published on Thu Sep 08, 2016
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 [...]