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S. 4081119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 12, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act
Introduced:
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The bill would narrow a labor law exemption so home care workers get minimum wage and overtime protections.
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This bill would change federal labor law so home care workers, such as home health aides and personal care aides, are guaranteed minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It narrows an existing exemption—originally meant for casual babysitters and companions—so it applies only to occasional babysitting of infants and children, not professional caregiving. It also removes a separate provision that currently exempts companionship service workers from these wage rules.
Home care workers, including home health aides and personal care aides, who currently can be exempted from minimum wage and overtime protections. Home care agencies and individual employers who hire these workers are also affected.
Home care agencies and individual employers would be legally required to pay at least the federal minimum wage and time-and-a-half overtime, requiring them to adjust budgets and staffing to comply.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.