Richard H. Chambers Courthouse, Pasadena, CA

A federal appeals court in California ruled against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on March 3, invalidating past budget cuts that would substantially reduce wages for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) direct-care workers. Read the full story

A cover story in the March 2010 issue of Workforce Management focuses on the effects of Massachusetts health reform on low-wage workers — particularly home health care workers. Read the full story

Maryland State House

Legislation introduced into the Maryland State Senate proposes to exempt home care workers from collecting unemployment insurance, under certain criteria. Read the full story

PHI President Steven Dawson’s letter to the editor highlighting home care workers’ low wages and lack of health coverage was published in today’s New York Times. Read the full story

For the fourth time in three years, the New York Times published an editorial calling for overturning the 1975 federal labor regulation that exempts agency-employed home care workers from federal minimum wage and overtime protections that were enacted over 70 years ago. Read the full story

Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland, CA

An Alameda California Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order to stop the state’s department of social services from using new, broader requirements regarding criminal convictions and incarcerations that would disqualify individuals from working as In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers. Read the full story