Labor Secretary looking into extension of federal wage, hour laws to home health-care workers

WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Friday she shares the concerns of lawmakers who want to apply federal wage and hour laws to an estimated 1.5 million home health-care workers.

Senators want federal wage, hour rules applied to home health care workers

WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Labor Department to reverse a Bush administration policy by extending federal wage and hour laws to home health care workers.