ALBANY — Last week, the N.Y. State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) announced a minimum wage increase for home care aides. Effective Oct. 1 through Public Health Law § 3614-f, the minimum wage for home care aides has been increased to $15.20 per hour for Upstate N.Y. and $17 per hour in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County. This follows an order by the Commissioner and State Budget Director raising the general minimum wage to $14.20 for Upstate N.Y. counties beginning Dec. 31, leading to an additional $1 increase an hour for Home Care Aides in those locations.
“We know how valuable our home care aides are, especially with the shortages we’re currently seeing,” said NYSDOL Commissioner Roberta Reardon. “This minimum wage increase will ensure home care aides are well paid and able to support themselves and their families, which will help attract more people to the profession. Overall, this will ensure better worker retention and patient care.”
Under Public Health Law, “Home Care Aide” refers to a home health aide, personal care aide, home attendant, or other licensed or unlicensed person whose primary responsibility includes the provision of inhome assistance with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living or health-related tasks (provided, however, that home care aide is not working on a casual basis, is a relative through blood, marriage, or adoption of the employer or the person being served under a program funded or administered by...
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