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Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal

The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.

Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
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The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.

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Originally published at NPR Business

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