Click here for PDF. 24-HOUR LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS MUST BE PAID A MINIMUM OF $504.00 A DAY. IF YOU ARE PAID LESS, YOU LIKELY HAVE A CLAIM FOR UNPAID OVERTIME. By Chaleff Rehwald Peterson California has strict laws requiring overtime compensation for most in-home caregivers, including caregivers working directly for families and caregivers who work through […]
read moreClick here for PDF. 24-HOUR LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS MUST BE PAID A MINIMUM OF $488.25 A DAY. IF YOU ARE PAID LESS, YOU LIKELY HAVE CLAIM FOR UNPAID OVERTIME. By Daniel Chaleff California has strict laws requiring overtime compensation for caregivers employed direct by families or through an agency to provide one-on-one care. If you are […]
read moreClick here for PDF. 24-HOUR LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS MUST BE PAID A MINIMUM OF $488.25 A DAY. IF YOU ARE PAID LESS, YOU LIKELY HAVE CLAIM FOR UNPAID OVERTIME. By Daniel Chaleff California has strict laws requiring overtime compensation for caregivers employed direct by families or through an agency to provide one-on-one care. If you are […]
read moreClick here for PDF. 24-HOUR LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS: NOW IS THE TIME TO STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHT TO OVERTIME. By Daniel Chaleff If you are employed as a 24-hour live-in caregiver, working around-the-clock to provide care and assistance to an individual inside their home, you are most likely entitled to overtime compensation. If you are […]
read moreClick here for PDF. The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is vital to ensuring that a marginalized and invisible population of workers has a voice in the law Domestic Worker Bill of Rights(DWBR) is a simple but powerful piece of remedial wage and hour legislation signed into law in 2013 as part of a nationwide, […]
read moreClick here for PDF. Valley Lawyer October 2017 Caregivers working in residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) provide an important service to elderly individuals and their families. Providing adequate care in a facility setting, where there are usually multiple residents with serious health conditions, is a demanding job. RCFE caregivers assist residents with activities that […]
read moreClick here for PDF. Current law limiting the amount of time personal attendants spend on tasks other than caregiving may represent liability issues for employers By Kevin Rehwald Kevin Rehwald is a named partner in Chaleff Rehwald, an employment law firm in Woodland Hills that places special emphasis on litigating caregiver wage and hour cases. […]
read moreIf you are a 24-hour caregiver, hired direct by your patient or through an agency, working for a day rate (i.e. $160-$300/day), without overtime compensation, you likely have a valuable unpaid overtime claim. For example, if you are a caregiver, covered under the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (DWBR), working 24 hours a day, five […]
read moreOver the past few years, the attorneys at CHALEFF REHWALD (www.caregiverovertime.com) have had the honor of informing hundreds of caregivers about the specific overtime laws that protect them from being overworked and underpaid. Many of these caregivers decided to call us after seeing our articles in Weekend Balita and the US Asian Post. These are […]
read moreIf you are employed as a 24-hour caregiver, providing care to an individual inside their home, you are likely entitled to overtime compensation. If you are paid a day rate, you are not receiving overtime and likely have a valuable claim. This is true whether you are hired directly by the patient or paid though […]
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