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	<description>What direct care worker advocates are thinking, saying and doing</description>
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		<title>DCA Members, Allies Comment on Proposed Rule</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/02/dca-members-allies-comment-on-proposed-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;re about two-thirds of the way through the public comment period on the proposed rule to extend Fair Labor Standards Act protections to home care workers, the comments are beginning to give a sense of the range and sheer number of home care stakeholders who support the rule&#8211;and the depth of their passion about this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Caring for Friends Taught Me About Direct Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/what-caring-for-friends-taught-me-about-direct-care-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/what-caring-for-friends-taught-me-about-direct-care-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meriam Jawhar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an advocate for people with disabilities, I’ve always realized that they need certain supports. But becoming a caregiver for two of my friends gave me a whole new awareness of just how much professional caregivers really do, and the huge responsibility they have for another person’s life. The first time I was put into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Honest Day’s Work Deserves Fair Pay</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/an-honest-day%e2%80%99s-work-deserves-fair-pay/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/an-honest-day%e2%80%99s-work-deserves-fair-pay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan Varghese</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A home care workers explains why we need to enact the proposed home care rule It is only just to give home health care workers the basic rights that are guaranteed by the Fair Labor Standards Act.  If you look at any other job that’s non-salaried, they have those rights. If you work at a [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2012/01/celebrating-dr-king%e2%80%99s-legacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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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>New DCA Resources Make It Easy to Comment on Proposed Rule</title>
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		<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>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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		<title>Life Without Overtime: Was I Living? Was I Really Taking Care of Anybody?</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/life-without-overtime-was-i-living-was-i-really-taking-care-of-anybody/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/life-without-overtime-was-i-living-was-i-really-taking-care-of-anybody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=4370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The home care worker whose story you are about to read chose to remain anonymous for fear of losing her job. Here in Florida, when you work for an agency you don’t get time and a half for overtime. Most of the agencies will give you all the time in the world—and you have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demonizing Caregivers No Way to Reduce Elder Abuse, says DCA Issue Brief</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/10/demonizing-caregivers-no-way-to-reduce-elder-abuse-says-dca-issue-brief/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/10/demonizing-caregivers-no-way-to-reduce-elder-abuse-says-dca-issue-brief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The personal, often intimate nature of caregiving relationships can make it difficult to define, detect, and deter the abuse of elders and people with disabilities by the caregivers they rely on. Nonetheless, there are a number of steps that employers and policymakers can take to support good care and prevent abuse,” says No Excuse for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working for Less than Minimum Wage</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/10/working-for-less-than-minimum-wage/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/10/working-for-less-than-minimum-wage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Clara Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been doing home care work for 30-some years, and I love it. I tell everybody I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You have to have a heart to do this work. You can’t just do it for no reason. You have to be dedicated. I always put God first in my life, and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ringing in 2011: Inspiring Yourself and Each Other</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/01/ringing-in-2011-inspiring-yourself-and-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/01/ringing-in-2011-inspiring-yourself-and-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tina Tilley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, I was offered a position at another company.  I had to make a decision whether to stay with my current job or to take the leap and accept the new position I was being offered.  From the outside, it was pretty much a no-brainer.  The new position was offering much better [...]]]></description>
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