Home Care Workers Argue Against Supreme Court Review Of Joint Employment Question

Mealey's (May 8, 2023, 10:47 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court need not review a joint employment question posed by a Los Angeles County department as a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel correctly ruled that in-home supportive services (IHSS) providers may proceed with overtime claims against the county on behalf of a collective after showing that the county and care recipients were joint employers and the county could be liable for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the providers argue in an opposition brief....