A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that all health aides who work in private homes are exempt from overtime pay under Colorado law, regardless of whether they are hired directly by families or employed by staffing firms.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a $2.7 million judgment for a class of aides who said staffing agency Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, represented by David Salmons of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, unlawfully deprived them of overtime pay.
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