Special Report: One Month In, Illinois Overtime Policy Disrupting Care, Hurting People with Disabilities, Workers, & Families
By Kaitlin
On Thursday, June 2, SEIU Healthcare Illinois joined Access Living, Caring Across Generations, the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living, and the National Employment Law Project in releasing a special report that highlights the myriad of issues and complications stemming from Governor Rauner’s roll-out of a new overtime policy aimed at circumventing federal rules extending overtime pay protections to home care workers.
These rigid and ill-advised new overtime restrictions are disrupting the care system and harming workers, people with disabilities, and families – just as stakeholders warned.