California Won’t Pay Overtime to Home Aides
Do as I say not as I do?
On one level the state is calling for increased wages from companies and corporations alike. Then on the other hand we have this example of the state saving money at the expense or low wage workers.
California will not pay overtime to home aides who care for the state’s elderly and disabled after a judge overturned a federal regulation requiring it, officials announced last week.
By not paying overtime and some related benefits, the state stands to save $183.6 million over the next six months and an additional $314.2 million in the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The decision is a setback for home-care workers and their unions, who fought hard for the federal regulation and persuaded Gov. Jerry Brown to include the funds in the state budget.
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