Court backs Obama on minimum wage, overtime for home health aides
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit handed a victory to the Obama administration on Friday, ruling that the Department of Labor can make home-care providers eligible for the minimum wage and overtime pay.The three-judge panel on the federal court of appeals reversed the decision of a lower court, stating that the administration’s move was within the powers of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA).