ALJAZEERA: …A recent report by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) notes that in those 18 states, home care workers are entitled only to the lower federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, while workers in other sectors are entitled to the higher state minimum wage.
As support for minimum-wage hikes at the state and federal levels swells throughout the country, home care workers continue to be excluded from some states’ increases. Delaware, Rhode Island and West Virginia recently raised their minimum wage, but home care workers in those states won’t see any change.
The trend reveals that a federal minimum wage increase, which would trump lower state minimums and raise wages for workers across the board, continues to be important for domestic workers… (more)
