On February 21, 2012, the DOL Wage and Hour Division (Wage and Hour Division) extended the comment period for its proposed rule expanding minimum wage and overtime protections for domestic caregivers by limiting permissible exemptions from the FLSA.

The original notice of proposed rulemaking, published on December 27, 2011, provided for a comment period ending on February 27, 2012. After receiving requests to extend the comment period, the Wage and Hour Division concluded that the public would benefit from additional time to review the proposed rule and has extended the comment period to March 12, 2012.

For more information on the proposed rule, see Legal Update, DOL Proposed Rule Would Revise Companionship and Live-in Worker FLSA Regulations.