Some members of the RCM team and Thomas Mangrum were
featured in an NPR story about the new overtime rules and how this could affect
providers and those receiving services. Click below to check it out!
In coming weeks, the White House is expected to finalize
key new rules on overtime pay that could benefit an estimated 6 million lower-paid
salaried workers. Workers' advocates say it's a long-awaited change. Most
employer groups vocally oppose the new rules, because they might have to raise
their minimum salaries, pay overtime — or limit their workers' hours.
Much of the debate has pitted workers against employers.
But at least one group is sympathetic to both sides: the
American Network of Community Options and Resources, or ANCOR, an association
that represents employers offering support services to intellectually disabled
people.
ANCOR doesn't oppose the rules, because it wants to pay its
workers more. At the same time, member employers won't be able to comply with
the rules, because their revenue relies on Medicaid reimbursement rates, which
aren't set to change.
To read more on this story, click here: New Overtime Rules May Put Squeeze on Caregivers for Those with Disabilities
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