The Supreme Court on Monday appeared caught between the low wages of the nation's 1 million home care workers and the huge cost of paying them overtime. At issue in the case is a 1975 Labor Department rule that exempts home care workers from the "time and a half" overtime requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The business sector and the Bush administration argue that a decision in favor of retired home care worker Evelyn Coke would trigger a flood of suits and cost industry and government billions.
April 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The Supreme Court on Monday appeared caught between the low wages of the nation’s 1 million home care workers and the huge cost of paying them overtime.
Evelyn Coke, a 73-year-old retiree from the borough of Queens in New York City, is suing her former employer, seeking compensation for extra hours worked in the homes of the elderly and infirm for which she says she was not fully compensated.
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