FLSA companionship exemption changes struck down

Federal Department of Labor regulations that would have made employees of third-party home care agencies ineligible for the Fair Labor Standards Act's companionship exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay and live-in domestic service exemption from overtime pay effective January 1, 2015 have been struck down by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The court held on December 22 that the regulations contravene the FLSA's language regarding these exemptions.



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