Long Island Care at Home, LTD, vs. Coke
June 11, 2007 Long Island Care at Home, LTD, vs. Coke In April 2002, Evelyn Coke, a domestic worker who provides 'companionship services' to elderly men and women filed suit against Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. Evelyn Coke was employed at Long Island Care at Home, Ltd and claimed that the petitioners failed to pay her the minimum wages and overtime wages she was entitled to under the FLSA. The Courts decision will rest on determining Congress intent when it exempted home health aides from the federal minimum wage standards in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1974 . . .
