Can individuals, families, and/or households who employ a domestic service worker directly claim the companionship services and live-in domestic service worker exemptions under the Final Rule?

Under the Final Rule, an individual, family, or household who employs a worker providing companionship services to an elderly person or person with illness, injury, or disability may claim the companionship services exemption from the Act’s minimum wage and overtime pay provisions if the employee meets the “duties test.” Similarly, an individual, family, or household who employs a worker who resides on the employer’s premises to provide domestic service may claim the live-in domestic service employee overtime pay exemption under the Final Rule if the employee meets the residency requirements. See Fact Sheet: Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service; Final Rule for additional information.

October 2018

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