Reversing a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, an August 21, 2015 dec
ision by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Home Care Association of America v. Weil (pdf) has approved a regulation by the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) extending federal minimum
Home Care Association of America v. Weil
District Court Judge Vacates DOL’s Modified Definition of “Companionship Services”
By Brian W. Steinbach & Regina Kiperman on
Posted in Wage and Hour Policies
Just over three weeks after vacating a regulation barring third party employers from claiming the companionship exemption for minimum wage and overtime, in a January 14, 2015 decision in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon has also vacated the Department of Labor’s attempt to drastically narrow the…
District Court Judge Issues Temporary Stay of DOL’s Modified Definition of “Companionship Services”
By Brian W. Steinbach & Regina Kiperman on
Posted in Wage and Hour Policies
On December 23, 2014, Brian Steinbach posted regarding U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon’s December 22nd decision in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, vacating the portion of the new Department of Labor regulation (proposed 29 CFR Sec. 552.109, scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2015) barring third party employers from…
District Court Decision Vacates DOL Regulation Barring Third Party Employers from Claiming Exemptions for Companionship and Live-In Domestic Service Workers
By Brian W. Steinbach on
On December 22, 2014, the District of Columbia federal district court vacated a new U.S. Department of Labor regulation, scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2015, barring third-party employers from claiming minimum wage and overtime exemptions for “companionship” domestic service workers, as well as a statutory overtime exemption for live-in domestic service employees.
In…