A group of home health care aides announced a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Labor, hoping to spur the agency to reopen an investigation into their employers — saying they are often forced to work 24-hour shifts, while being paid for only 13 hours.
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs say the employees are subject to the “13-hour rule” that allows healthcare agencies to pay live-in aides for 13 hours, while not paying for eight hours of sleep and three hours for breaks.
