Organizations Mentioned:Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC | Cozen & O'Connor, PC | PCG Public Partnerships | Public Partnerships LLC
The company was involved in the care workers’ employment but did not exercise “significant control” over their work and its surrounding circumstances.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a company was not a joint employer of care workers and therefore not liable for unpaid overtime, affirming the holding a federal district court. According to the appellate court, the company was merely a vendor and financial services provider, not a joint employer (Talarico v. Public Partnerships LLC, No. 25-1369 (3d Cir. May 19, 2026, nonprecedential)).
Care worker. An individual worked as a care worker from 2013 to 2018. This care was provided pursuant to a Medicaid waiver program called the Self-Directed Services model. Pennsylvania’s Office of Long Term Living (OLTL) administered the program and empowered qualifying disabled individuals to exercise decision making authority in identifying, accessing, managing and purchasing their personal assistance services.
PPL. In 2012, OLTL entered into a Grant Agreement with Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) to provide financial management services in implementing the Program. The agreement directed PPL to make payments to care workers after processing their timesheets, and to ensure that background checks and work authorization forms were completed. In addition, PPL provided some...
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