Monday, June 11th, 2007
U S Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Companionship Exemption
In Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke, 2007 WL 1661472 (June 11, 2007), the Court upheld the validity of the DOL Interpretive Rule on the FLSA overtime rights of people who provide “companionship services” in the homes of aged or infirm individuals. The DOL rule [29 CFR § 552.109(a)] exempts those employees from overtime […]