Under DOL Home Care Rule, More Workers Are Full Time, But No Pay Increase

The Department of Labor (DOL) Home Care rule, which went into effect in 2015, home care workers were more likely to work full-time after the rule, but their pay did not increase relative to workers in jobs with similar education and training requirements outside the home care industry. In a comparison spanning 2010 through 2019, estimated median weekly wages for all employed workers rose slightly, from $563 to $600, and estimated hourly wages rose from $14.66 in 2010 to $15.33 in 2019. For home care workers, wages rose from $352 to $400, and estimated hourly wages rose . . .