News & Analysis

On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed a significant victory to New York’s home care industry.

A New York court will soon decide the fate of a rule governing how certain home care attendants are paid.

The home health care industry suffered a major setback on September 26, 2018, when a court ruled that the NY Department of Labor's emergency rulemaking amendment to the “13-hour rule” was “null, void and invalid.”

On July 27, 2018, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed into law the Domestic Worker Ordinance. Effective July 1, 2019, the ordinance is expected to impact approximately 33,000 domestic workers in Seattle.

A recent New York appellate court decision could have a significant impact on the home care industry and patients who rely on 24-hour home care to stay out of institutions.