âEssentialâ Workers Still Endangered by COVID-19
Biden and Congress must boost OSHA standards and enforcement to stifle the pandemic.
More than a year into a pandemic that has killed nearly half a million Americans, millions of workers still toil in dangerous infection-spreading conditions, in hospitals and clinics, nursing homes, factories, supermarkets, and fieldsâperilously providing Americaâs food and health care in hazardous conditions.
While there is no single source enumerating COVID-19 health effects on workers, there is ample reliable data showing that worker exposures are a significant part of the pandemicâs deadly toll.Â
Many of these workers are near the front of the vaccination queue, but this process could take months, and COVID-19 remains a serious workplace hazard.
African Immigrant Care Workers & COVID in the US: Their Fears, Protections, and Recalibrations
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$135 million to extend the $2.00/hour wage increase for direct care workers assisting the elderly and other vulnerable individuals during this especially difficult time. (Image Credit (Media Image))
Today s budget announcement from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer followed up on her State of the State message by introducing a plan to make permanent a $2.00/hour wage increase for Direct Care Workers.
Residential and vocational Direct Care Workers provide much-needed personal care, training, emotional support and respite to people with developmental disabilities and mental illness. Currently, the temporary $2.00/hour wage increase is set to expire Feb. 28. The Governor s actions on this issue are tremendously important, said Todd Culver, CEO of Incompass Michigan. We hope this is an early indication of state policymakers willingness to extend the temporary increase beyond the end of this month. If Mar. 1 arrives without a solution in place, the state s Direct Care Workers will t
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience.
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. ×
6.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more.
6.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more. ×
Governor Wolf: $4.8 Million Investment to Train Direct Care Workers will Improve Quality of Care for Patients Across Pennsylvania
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In FLSA cases, plaintiff lawyers are always looking for a deep pocket and one of the avenues they use towards this “goal” is the joint employer doctrine. That doctrine allows more than one employer to be liable for employee damages (e.g. overtime, back wages) if the employers are found to co-determine employee terms and conditions of employment. In a recent Third Circuit case involving the health care industry, a panel has reversed a lower court ruling that found two entities were not a joint employer meaning that this company now has to defend the collective action allegations of unpaid overtime. The case is entitled
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