The Cost of Care

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Eric Suter
Today, the SCOTUS hears argument in Long Island Care at Home v. Coke, No. 06-593.  Although the legal issue is one of administrative law, Coke implicates the Department of Labor's Fair Labor Standards Act exemption for in-home health care services.  Broadly speaking, the exemption at issue, which was struck down by the Second Circuit, excludes in-home health care services from various FLSA requirements, including minimum wage and overtime.  As crafted, the exemption was applicable not only to direct employment relationships between the cared-for and the caregiver, but also where the caregiver was employed by a third party company, such as Long Island Care at Home, the defendant in this action. 

SCOTUSBlog's preview is here.  The Workplace Prof has more.
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