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Home Health Aides Keep Watchful Wait on Obama

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Critics say federal wage protections for these workers will drive elderly and disabled people into institutionalized settings. Advocates say that hasn't happened in states that currently extend the minimum wage to home care workers.

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