Summary
Shadowy subcontracting practices have made it possible for some agencies to siphon away millions in profits, while only a fraction oí New Yorkers' Medicaid and Medicare tax dollars are provided for the workers' compensation. Workers for these vendors fall outside the protections offered by the city's living wage law and earn an estimated 47 percent less than those covered by the statute. This, in tum, leads to high turnover, which can compromise nie quality of care.
Typical of these exploited workers is Georgina Rivera-Vega, a home health aide for Manhattan's Fedcap Home Care. Although she's worked as an aide for 19 years, Rivera Vega earns $7.65 an hour. Because she has to work overtime to make ends meet, she's ineligible for food stamps or Medicaid and pays $1,000 a month from her meager wages in rent for her Bronx apartment. Her situation is not only unforgiveable, it also threatens the well-being of all homecare workers by putting downward pressure on their compensation.Because she has to work overtime to make ends meet, she's ineligible for food stamps or Medicaid and pays $1,000 a month from her meager wages in rent for her Bronx apartment.See the full content of this document
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It's Time to Fix Our Broken Homecare System
President, U99SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
You don't have to be a union member to be inspired by the Wisconsin state workers and others throughout the country who have courageo...See the full content of this document
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