Stephen Prager.
Jul 22, 2025

In one of the most sweeping changes, the department plans to reverse a 2013 rule that extended minimum wage and overtime protections to home healthcare workers.

These workers, who care for elderly and other medically frail individuals, already make less than $17 an hour on average.

Trump Labor Department Launches 'Barrage of Attacks' on Workers

"They're showing their true colors as an anti-worker administration," Andrew Stettner of the Century Foundation told Common Dreams.

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