HR5902Referred to Committee

Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2010-07-28
Introduced
35
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Linda T. Sánchez
Linda T. Sánchez
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (543 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (35)

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

2010-10-13

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Plain-English Summary

Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of disability (or because of age or infirmity, as under current law) are unable to care for themselves. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish: (1) a direct care workforce monitoring program; and (2) a National Advisory Council on the Direct Care Workforce. Directs the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and other eligible entities to improve the recruitment, retention, and education of the direct care workforce.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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