Employment
Employers Must Post OSHA Form 300A by February 1st and Submit Electronically by March 2nd
January 17, 2025As a reminder, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules require most employers to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. OSHA requires covered employers to complete forms throughout…
New Partnership Allows Agencies to Simplify Hiring and Onboarding with a ZERO Cost Applicant Tracking System
January 5, 2025Tracking applicants and managing caregiver onboarding can be challenging, but with Home Health Care Hire: Basic, PHA members gain access to a powerful ATS purpose-built for home-based care– completely free of charge. PHA members receive a…
This November, a federal judge in Texas blocked enforcement of the federal government’s overtime rule, determining that the Department of Labor exceeded its authority in increasing the minimum salary for exemption…
Introducing PHA’s Caregiver Resource Hub
November 17, 2024Caring for others is a rewarding but challenging job, and Pennsylvania’s caregivers deserve every tool available to make their work easier and more fulfilling. That’s why we’ve created the Caregiver…
Guest Column: Seizing Opportunities in Continuing Home Health Care under Medicare Part B: A Path for Pennsylvania Agencies
November 17, 2024By: Ana Handshuh & Julie Kennedy, RubyWell The demand for home health services in Pennsylvania continues to grow as its population ages. Currently, one in four Pennsylvanians is over 60,…
Business Solutions Spotlight: NEW Partnership Makes Higher Education More Affordable for Home-Based Care Employees
November 3, 2024PHA is pleased to introduce a new collaboration with Central Penn College that will make higher education more accessible and affordable for employees of PHA member agencies. This partnership provides…
PHA is proud to introduce Bringing Care Home, a new bi-monthly newsletter designed for Direct Care Workers, Nurses, Therapists, Home Health Aides and all field staff across Pennsylvania’s home based…
The Northeast Healthcare Coalition is hosting a FREE symposium on October 16, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Pocono Summit, PA. The…
October 10: Employment Symposium & Job Fair
August 23, 2024Register Here to attend the October 10, 2024 Employment Symposium and Job Fair, a competitive integrated employment conference for employers, business owners, people with disabilities, family members, and anyone interested! Meet…
The modern work environment is evolving at a remarkable pace. There are countless ways that the workplace today differs from that of just five years ago and it’s unlikely that…
Department of Labor Audits: The Price of Non-Compliance
August 16, 2024The Department of Labor (DOL) conducts audits to ensure that home care and home health providers comply with federal labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These audits…
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule, the final rule “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees”, went into effect as ordered on Monday,…
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Final Rule increases the salary threshold for overtime exemption for certain employees effective July 1, 2024. The new rule increases the salary threshold for exempt workers from…
As we’re quickly learning, AI can automate tasks and improve job efficiency, requiring workers to learn new skills. However, it also poses risks like reduced autonomy, embedded bias, and job…
The Biden-Harris Administration finalized a rule regarding salary thresholds for exempting certain employees from federal overtime pay requirements. The rule, titled “Defining and Delimiting Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside…
A new resource aims to boost the participation of people with disabilities in competitive integrated employment. Competitive integrated employment ensures that people with disabilities are paid competitive wages and work…
As a reminder, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules require most employers to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. The amended rule requires health care employers to electronically submit information…
DOL Trend: Travel Time
January 22, 2024Pennsylvania minimum wage laws require employers to count caregiver travel time as hours worked for purposes of its minimum wage and overtime requirements. A caregiver who travels from home to work…
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule updating the definition of independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Final Rule, which rescinds the 2021…
Home care providers are NOT required to continue serving a participant who has lost Medicaid or Waiver eligibility and/or no longer has an active authorization for care. However, during the…
U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Expanded Overtime Rule
September 11, 2023On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposal to Define and Delimit the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees that would restore and extend…
DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA and Paid Holidays
June 5, 2023On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published opinion letter FMLA2023-2-A, “Whether Holidays Count Against an Employee’s FMLA Leave Entitlement and Determination of the Amount of…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Highly Compensated Day Rate Employee Not Exempt From Overtime
February 27, 2023On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, holding that paying an employee a “day rate” (in that case between…
DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Telework Hours
February 20, 2023On February 9, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued guidance on tracking hours worked by employees who telework. This guidance reaffirms longstanding principles regarding what constitutes hours…
Members Ask; PHA Answers: OSHA Reporting Requirements
February 6, 2023PHA has received the following questions on OSHA recording and posting requirements: Q: What are the OSHA Form 300 recording and posting requirements?
Department of Labor Announces Increased Penalties for 2023
January 30, 2023his month, the U.S. Department of Labor announced annual adjustments to OSHA civil penalties for 2023. Effective January 17, the maximum penalty for serious and other-than-serious violations has increased to $15,625 (up…
Act 53 of 2020 established new rules for the professional and occupational licensing boards and commissions within the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) in considering the impact of criminal…
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