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*Title: ** *The Business of Home Care
*Source:* Employment Policy Research Network
*Author: *Nancy Folbre
*Date:* Oct 4, 2013
*Abstract:* In an industry serving consumers who are often vulnerable, dependent and not always able to pay for what they need, a broad commitment to the delivery of affordable high-quality care services would be lovely. That’s why it’s such a shame that several business associations, as well as Congressional Republicans, strongly opposed rule changes recently announced by the Labor Department that extend basic federal protectionshttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/business/us-to-include-home-care-workers-in-wage-and-overtime-law.htmlof minimum wage and overtime regulation to home-care workers.
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