The State of Oregon is working to comply with basic wage and hour laws that will soon be extended to homecare and personal support workers through the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Our union has significant concerns around some of the proposals being floated by the Department of Human Services. One proposal would cap workers’ paid hours at 40 per week. Another proposal would make drastic changes to the live-in program for consumers and potentially require these consumers to hire additional workers—even when we have a significant shortage of qualified and trained care providers in Oregon. See below or click here for more information. Question Title * 1. Please complete the following contact information: First name Last name Address City State -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP Email address Phone number Question Title * 2. If you are a relative provider, what is your relationship to your consumer (e.g., child, grandchild, etc)? Question Title * 3. Do you know other homecare or personal support workers in your area? Yes No Question Title * 4. What do you think of the proposed 40-hour-per-week cap for workers? This proposal from DHS is based on safety for other jobs like fire fighters and police. Check only one answer. I think a 40 cap is fair I don’t think a 40 hours cap is fair and we should work to increase it (cap should be more than 40 hours per week) This does not apply to me or the consumer(s) I work for What impact would the 40-hour per week cap have on you? On your consumer(s)? Question Title * 5. What are your thoughts on the proposed changes impacting the live-in program? I think consumers should be able to maintain their existing worker and not be required to hire other worker. I think there should be more notice given and time allowed for consumer to hire new workers. This does not apply to me or the consumer(s) I work for. What impact would the proposed changes to the live-in program have on you? On your consumer? Question Title * 6. What are you willing to do to help our efforts? Check all that apply. Sign up to be a member (if you aren’t already) Share my story My consumer employer is willing to testify or share their story Come to Salem to testify Take other action to stop these proposals Talk to other care providers in my area Share this survey with a friend. Other (please specify) Done
