Pennsylvania SB1085 establishes a Wage Advisory Board to address direct care worker issues, sets a minimum wage, and creates a registry for these.

Pennsylvania SB1085 establishes the Direct Care Worker Wage Advisory Board within the Department of Human Services. The board examines challenges in recruiting and retaining direct care workers, including compensation and working conditions, and recommends regulations. The Secretary of Human Services sets a minimum wage for direct care workers, which cannot be lowered without unanimous board approval. Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage face escalating fines. The board also creates a registry for direct care workers, accessible only to direct care worker organizations.

Pennsylvania SB1085 establishes a Wage Advisory Board to address direct care worker issues, sets a minimum wage, and creates a registry for these.

Pennsylvania SB1085 establishes the Direct Care Worker Wage Advisory Board within the Department of Human Services. The board examines challenges in recruiting and retaining direct care workers, including compensation and working conditions, and recommends regulations. The Secretary of Human Services sets a minimum wage for direct care workers, which cannot be lowered without unanimous board approval. Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage face escalating fines. The board also creates a registry for direct care workers, accessible only to direct care worker organizations.