New Federal Rule to Drastically Change Home Health Care Industry

Requiring overtime for in-home caregivers will have detrimental effects, says NFIB

File photo of nurse via WikipediaWASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Federation of Independent Business(NFIB), the nation’s leading small-business association, submitted comments today to the U.S. Department of Labor warning of the potentially crushing effects of a proposed rule requiring overtime for home health care workers. The new rule would reduce the availability of in-home care while having no positive impact on workers’ wages. Continue reading