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Fair Labor Standards Act: Observations on the Effects of the Home Care Rule

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 19, 2020
Release Date Oct. 19, 2020
Report No. GAO-21-72
Summary:

Jobs in home care are expected to grow by 40 percent in the next decade to meet demand from older adults and people with disabilities. Despite being part of one of the fastest growing industries, many home care workers did not have federal minimum wage and overtime protections until 2015. The Department of Labor extended these protections through a regulation known as the Home Care Rule.

We compared home care workers' hours and earnings to workers in similar jobs before and after the regulation took effect. Home care workers were more likely to work full-time after the rule, but their pay did not increase relative to similar workers.

A home care worker greeting an older, seated woman

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