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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3582
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 19, 2007
Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption for home health care workers from certain provisions of that Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Fair Home Health Care
Act
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Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Home health workers
Section 13(a)(15) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(15)) is amended to read as follows:
any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide babysitting services or any employee employed on a casual basis 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), whose employment—
is irregular or intermittent, and is not performed by an individual whose vocation is the provision of babysitting or companionship services or an individual employed by an employer or agency other than the family or household using such services; and
does not exceed 20 hours per week in the aggregate, whether performed for one or more family or household employers.
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