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	<description>What direct care worker advocates are thinking, saying and doing</description>
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		<title>Home Care Workers Talk About the Proposed Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/home-care-workers-talk-about-the-proposed-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We asked some of our home care worker members and allies how they felt about the proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protections to home care workers. Here’s what they said: Carolyn Gay, CNA and home care worker I have been a CNA since 1992, working in private duty with some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Dr. King’s Legacy</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/celebrating-dr-king%e2%80%99s-legacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Martin Luther King. Jr. Day approached, we here at the Direct Care Alliance found ourselves reflecting on Dr. King&#8217;s influence on our lives and work and wondering what he would think about today&#8217;s campaign for better jobs for direct care workers. We asked some of our current and past board members to share their thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment Update: Early Feedback on DOL&#8217;s Proposed Home Care Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/comment-update-early-feedback-on-dols-proposed-home-care-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/comment-update-early-feedback-on-dols-proposed-home-care-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The comments on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protection to home care workers are surging in faster than DOL staff can post them. Negative feedback seems to be in the majority at the moment, but there are plenty of eloquent comments from supporters of the proposed rule. We’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New DCA Resources Make It Easy to Comment on Proposed Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/new-dca-resources-make-it-easy-to-comment-on-proposed-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/new-dca-resources-make-it-easy-to-comment-on-proposed-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By proposing to grant home care workers basic labor rights, the Department of Labor (DOL) has taken an important step to correct the longstanding injustice done to these crucial workers. Now it&#8217;s up to us to make sure that happens, by registering our support for DOL&#8217;s proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOL Now Accepting Comments on Proposed Home Care Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/dol-now-accepting-comments-on-proposed-home-care-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/dol-now-accepting-comments-on-proposed-home-care-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to extend basic labor protections to home care workers is now open for public comment. DOL will collect comments on the rule for the next two months. It will then weigh all the comments it has received and decide whether to amend and/or enact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Care Workers Poised to Win Basic Labor Protections</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/home-care-workers-poised-to-win-basic-labor-protections/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/home-care-workers-poised-to-win-basic-labor-protections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fight to win basic labor protections for home care workers may soon be won, thanks to a proposed rule announced today by President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. The rule would extend minimum wage and overtime pay guarantees and other protections to these workers under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huffington Post Shines Light on FLSA Companionship Exemption</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/huffington-post-shines-light-on-flsa-companionship-exemption/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/huffington-post-shines-light-on-flsa-companionship-exemption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=4452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you&#8217;re in this job for money, you&#8217;re in it for the wrong reason, but I&#8217;d like to see that change someday,” says a Florida home care worker in Healthcare Workers on Verge of Winning Equal Rights, Higher Pay. The December 1 Huffington Post article looks at the companionship exemption that denies home care workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Temporarily Blocks 20% Pay Cut for Family Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/judge-temporarily-blocks-20-pay-cut-for-family-caregivers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/12/judge-temporarily-blocks-20-pay-cut-for-family-caregivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As home health agency owner Tim Plant explained in a September 20 DCA blog post, Minnesota’s new budget included a 20 percent pay cut for personal care assistants who provide care to a relative. The cut was to have gone into effect October 1, but a dedicated group of activists worked hard to convince lawmakers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Care Quality by Developing Direct Care Worker Leaders</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/improving-care-quality-by-developing-direct-care-worker-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/improving-care-quality-by-developing-direct-care-worker-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing direct care workers’ leadership skills can be an effective way of improving job and care quality in long-term care, according to early feedback from a collaboration between the Direct Care Alliance and four New York City-area nursing homes. The program is part of a pilot being conducted by DCA, the Beth Abraham Family of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Without Overtime: Averaging 60 to 80 Hours a Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/life-without-overtime-averaging-60-to-80-hours-a-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/life-without-overtime-averaging-60-to-80-hours-a-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The home care worker whose story you are about to read chose to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job. In order for me to pull my weight, I average 120 to 160 hours every two weeks. My husband loads trucks 40 hours a week. It takes me almost twice as long to earn [...]]]></description>
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