AGEWELL HOME HELPERS, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR et al

  1. October 30, 2026

    Home Care Cos. Win Partial Block Of DOL Overtime Rule

    The U.S. Department of Labor exceeded its authority by barring third-party employers of live-in domestic workers from claiming a federal overtime exemption, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, but he kept in place a similar restriction for companionship workers.

  2. April 08, 2026

    6th Circ. Home Care Rule Decision Helps Akin Case, DOL Says

    The Sixth Circuit's recent decision that the U.S. Department of Labor could prevent third-party employers from claiming certain wage and hour exemptions for home care companies rejects the same arguments two entities made in a similar case, the department told a Pennsylvania federal judge.

  3. December 05, 2025

    1 Home Care Co. Axed From OT Rule Challenge

    A home care company facing a U.S. Department of Labor suit over unpaid wages that is currently in the Sixth Circuit cannot stay in a case challenging an Obama-era rule expanding protections for home care workers, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled.