IHSS Glossary
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What it means in California's IHSS program, in plain English.
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The federal law that extended minimum wage, overtime, and travel-time pay protections to in-home care workers, including IHSS providers, starting in 2016. Under FLSA, IHSS providers earn overtime for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek, can be paid for travel time between recipients (up to 7 hours per workweek), and face workweek hour caps — typically 66 hours per week — unless a Workweek Exemption applies.
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Official program information: CDSS — In-Home Supportive Services. Definitions here are IHSSHours.com's plain-English explanations, not the regulatory text.
