The nation's nearly 2 million home care workers, the overwhelming majority of whom are women and minorities, are currently excluded from federal minimum wage and overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Woolsey highlights the exclusion of home care workers from federal wage protections.
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