An Act establishing the Direct Care Worker Wage Advisory Board and providing for its powers and duties; providing for minimum wage for direct care workers and for a direct care worker registry; and imposing penalties.
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Overview
This act establishes the Direct Care Worker Wage Advisory Board to address challenges in recruiting and retaining direct care workers, including compensation and working conditions. It aims to establish a minimum wage for direct care workers and create a registry of these workers. The act also includes penalties for non-compliance with wage requirements and for failing to allow direct care workers to communicate with their organizations.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Direct Care Worker Wage Advisory Board to examine recruitment and retention challenges and recommend industry regulations.
- Creates a minimum wage for direct care workers, subject to board recommendations and limitations.
- Mandates the creation of a registry of direct care workers, accessible only to direct care worker organizations.
- Allows for voluntary deductions from direct care worker paychecks to support direct care worker organizations.
- Imposes penalties for employers who fail to pay minimum wage or comply with registry requirements.
- Requires employers to permit communication between direct care workers and their organizations.
- The Secretary of Human Services will establish a minimum wage rate at or above the minimum wage rate required under the Minimum Wage Act of 1968.
- The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to administer and enforce the act.
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Christine Tartaglione
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