Legal Opinion
Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 11, 2007No. 06-593PublishedCited by 329 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
A provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act exempts from the statute’s minimum wage and maximum hours rules
“any employee employed in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who (because of age or infirmity) are unable to care for themselves (as such terms are defined and delimited by regulations of the Secretary [of Labor]).” 29 U. S. C. §213(a)(15).
A Department of Labor regulation (labeled an “interpretation”) says that this statutory exemption includes those “companionship” workers who “are employed by an employer or agency other than the family or…
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