FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 21, 2015
CONTACT: Bailey Dick, Bailey@jwj.org
202-393-1044 x126
Washington, D.C. – An appeals court decision issued this morning upheld the rule that requires home care providers be paid the minimum wage by employment agencies. In response, Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs With Justice and the co-director of the Caring Across Generations, said the following:
“This is both a victory for home care providers — and for every family that may one day depend on the crucial support of a home care provider. The women and men who care for our aging moms, dads and grandparents will now be able to provide for their own families, too,” said Sarita Gupta, executive director of Jobs With Justice and the co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign. “Extending minimum wage and overtime protections to this critical workforce is not just the right thing to do — now it’s the law of the land. This is a great first step toward creating the stable home care workforce we will need to meet our nation’s growing care needs and transforming home care work into high-quality jobs that are good for America. Now it’s up to states to ensure that as they implement this rule, no one is harmed in any way by cuts to home care programs or caps on hours.”
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