Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act
Sponsored By: Representative Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced
Summary
Preserves exemptions for companionship and live-in domestic services under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by defining what those services include and by making clear that workers employed by agencies or other employers are covered.
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- Families and households get a clearer rule about covered help. The bill lists non-medical personal care and related household tasks that count as companionship services, and limits general household work to 20% of a worker’s weekly hours.
- Home care workers and aides get a statutory list of tasks that qualify, such as bathing, dressing, medication reminders, meal preparation, laundry, errands, and assistance with appointments. It also says medically trained personnel are not part of companionship services.
- Third-party employers and agencies are explicitly included. The measure adds “including through third-party employment” to the existing exemptions and removes the rule that those terms be defined only by department regulations.
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Clearer pay rules for home care workers
If enacted, this would keep FLSA exemptions for some home care. Companionship services could be exempt from minimum wage and overtime. Live-in domestic workers could be exempt from overtime. These services are for people who cannot self-care due to age or disability. The bill would define what counts as companionship and domestic service. It would include non-medical personal care and related chores. General housework could be only 20% of weekly hours. Care by trained nurses would be excluded. The exemptions would also apply to agency-employed workers. This could limit overtime pay for some workers. It could also lower costs and reduce confusion for families and agencies.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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