Companionship Services Exemption Discussed at House Subcommittee Hearings

The House Education and Workforce Workforce Protections Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is the law governing the companionship services exemption, to discuss the effectiveness of the law. Nancy Leppink, Deputy Administrator for the Wage and Hour Division, testified on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to administer…