Legal Opinion
Evelyn Coke v. Long Island Care at Home, Ltd., and Maryann Osborne
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 22, 2004No. Docket 03-7666PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge:
At issue in this appeal is the enforceability of two regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) that define and interpret the “companionship services” exemption in the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(15). The Act generally requires minimum wage and overtime compensation; the “companionship services” exemption relieves employers from paying such compensation to those employees who work in domestic service as babysitters and companions to the elderly and infirm. The regulations at issue implement the exemption…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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