Maximum working hours for home care aides.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to maximum working hours for home care aides

This bill would set the maximum working hours that an employer may assign to a home care aide. The hours would be limited to 12 hours for any one shift, or within any 24 hours period, and 50 hours within a week. A home care aide could be assigned additional hours in the event of an emergency.