Kennett v. Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

*1234ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CHRISTINE M. ARGUELLO, United States District Judge

This case concerns the scope of the so-called “companion” exemption to Colorado state law’s overtime protections. In particular, it requires the Court to decide whether the exemption — which applies to workers who provide home health care' services for the elderly, ill, or disabled — applies solely to those workers who are hired directly by home care recipients and their families, or if the exemption also encompasses the employees…