If you provide home health care services in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, or Westchester County, a state law called the Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act affects your pay. This law has been around since 2012, but many home care workers don’t know exactly what it provides.
This post explains what the Wage Parity Act requires, shares some real examples of settlements that show how the law gets enforced, and offers a few tips if you have questions about your own paycheck.
What Does the Wage Parity Act Require?
The Home Care Worker Wage Parity Act says that if you’re a home care worker in one of the counties listed above, your employer must pay you a base wage plus extra money, called “supplemental” compensation.
Your employer can give you this extra money in one of two ways:
Cash paid straight to you, or
Benefits, like health insurance.
Through the end of 2025, the base wage was $19.10, and the extra amount was $2.54 an hour in New York City and $1.67 an hour in Nassau,… Read the complete article here...
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