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Lawmaker airs concern over home care minimum wage funding

By The Daily Sentinel  
   October 03, 2022

Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, Marcy, has contacted Gov. Kathy Hochul regarding concerns about funds intended to pay for the home care minimum wage increase, which was slated to take effect today. "The $2 per hour minimum wage increase for home healthcare workers is not being distributed as it should," Buttenschon said in a statement. "Home care agencies and providers are waiting for funding to cover the increase as these additional costs were not included in their budgets."

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