Posts Tagged overtime

Home-Care Industry Wants Wage Rule Reversed by Trump Labor Chief

By on April 12, 2017   /   Budget & Legislation, Homecare & IHSS, News  
Home-Care Industry Wants Wage Rule Reversed by Trump Labor Chief

Ben Penn, Bloomberg BNA, April 12 Industry advocates will urge the next labor secretary to reverse an Obama-era rule that extended minimum wage and overtime coverage to some 2 million home-care employees, a trade group’s top attorney told Bloomberg BNA. “We will be seeking the reinstatement of the original rules on the companionship services and live-in domestic services exemptions once the new Secretary is confirmed,” William Dombi, vice president for law at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, said in an April 11 email. NAHC will ask for an in-person meeting to make this request, he said. He […]

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Fight, Protect, Win: 17 Years of UDW Victories

By on February 2, 2017   /   Winter 2017 Caregiver  
Fight, Protect, Win: 17 Years of UDW Victories

1999-2008: UDW caregivers win our collective bargaining rights and transform our union to one for caregivers by caregivers. We also win direct deposit for our IHSS paychecks! 2009: UDW stops Governor Schwarzeneggar’s attempt to decrease the state’s contribution to our wages and benefits and put unfair limits on who can receive car 2010: Together we stop Governor Schwarzeneggar from eliminating IHSS entirely. 2011:  We also win legislation that both ends timesheet fingerprint requirements, and requires counties to give us our background check results and appeals information. We successfully urge lawmakers to protect IHSS by finding new funding when Governor Brown tries to end certain […]

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How the IHSS program could be affected by a new president

By on November 18, 2016   /   Budget & Legislation, Homecare & IHSS, News  
How the IHSS program could be affected by a new president

A new president means a new administration and new policies. And new policies or changes to existing ones can have effects on the IHSS program. While we don’t know what will happen yet, there are some things IHSS providers and recipients should be aware of as we continue our work to protect and strengthen California’s home care program. Congress and the President-elect could change Medicaid from an entitlement program to a block grant program. This means, instead of states being required to cover every person who meets eligibility criteria and provide at least a minimum standard of benefits, Medicaid funds […]

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What overtime pay has meant to my family

By on October 13, 2016   /   Our Stories  
What overtime pay has meant to my family

My name is Aurora Viramontes Rivera, and I work as a home care provider for two of my children in Orange County, California. I am overjoyed and grateful that home care workers are now eligible for overtime pay. For my family, the added income has drastically improved our quality of life. I’ve always been appreciative that the In-Home Supportive Services program (IHSS) gives me the opportunity to provide my children with the best care possible. I’m not just their mother. I’m the caregiving professional who knows their conditions and their needs best. Unfortunately, while I love my work, it hasn’t […]

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Overtime pay has kept my family safe at home

By on October 12, 2016   /   Our Stories  
Overtime pay has kept my family safe at home

My name is Toni Monique Taloa, and I’m a home care provider in Buena Park, California. I initially became a professional home care worker to take care of my elderly grandmother. My grandmother was originally assessed just 80 hours of in-home care each month – far less than she needed – by California’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) home care program. My union, the United Domestic Workers/AFSCME Local 3930 (UDW), helped me successfully appeal the decision, and my grandmother’s home care hours were increased from 80 to 283 per month. As a person who honestly did not believe in the power […]

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