CPC Fully Supports Home Care Workers' Call to End 24-Hour Shifts and Make Two 12-Hour Split Shifts Universal
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Date: October 29, 2024
Contact: Wayne Ho, President and CEO | (212) 941-0920 x 143 | who@cpc-nyc.org
CPC Fully Supports Home Care Workers' Call to End 24-Hour Shifts and Make Two 12-Hour Split Shifts Universal
New York, NY – The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) and our subsidiary, CPC Home Attendant Program (CPCHAP), have long histories as proud union agencies. Similar to our daycare workers with DC37 and school-age directors with CSA, we respect our home care workers’ continued election of 1199SEIU as their advocate and representative. In December 2023, CPCHAP entered into a new agreement with 1199SEIU, which was ratified by our home care workers. Under this agreement, CPCHAP is paying our home care workers $19.15 per hour, which is more than the State’s hourly wage for home care workers. We also acknowledge 1199SEIU’s grievance process to address any worker concerns, including the arbitrator’s decision in February 2022 to establish a Special Wage Fund of nearly $40 million from all 42 union agencies including CPCHAP to resolve wage and hour claims, which we accept and which courts have upheld. CPCHAP is committed to doing right by our workers, as evident that we have spent nearly $6 million on overtime, bonuses, and reimbursement for travel and PPE in the past year.
We are in full support of home care workers in their call to end 24-hour shifts and to make two 12-hour split shifts universal. Unfortunately, 24-hour shifts are mandated by State law and determined by insurance companies. Under NYS Department of Health regulations, for 24-hour cases, CPCHAP gets reimbursed for 13 hours and has to find ways to fill the gap in funding the 11 hours of any interruption. For two 12-hour split shifts, CPCHAP is reimbursed for the entire 24 hours and has two workers providing care to clients. If CPCHAP could split 24-hour cases on our own, why wouldn't we? It would be better for the organization, workers, and clients. There are over 11,000 24-hour cases throughout New York State, and CPCHAP has only 39 24-hour cases and 38 12-hour split shift cases out of our total caseload of nearly 2,500. Like all home care agencies, CPCHAP does not have the power to split 24-hour shifts on our own and has therefore been advocating for State reform for years. CPCHAP remains fully committed to complying with all New York State Medicaid rules and requirements, as well as Department of Labor regulations, labor laws, court decisions, and union agreements, including how 24-hour cases are handled and how interruptions are compensated. We are doing all we can to do right by home care workers, serve patients, and reform the Medicaid system.
Please refer to the infographics on CPCHAP in English, Chinese, and Spanish.
CPC關於家庭護理人員呼籲結束24小時制度並普遍實行兩個12小時輪班制的聲明
華人策劃協會 (CPC) 及子公司華策會家庭服務員項目公司 (CPCHAP) 一向是以工會機構而自豪。與DC37的日托工作者和 CSA 的學齡主任同樣，我們尊重家庭護理人員繼續選擇1199SEIU作為他們的代表。2023年12月，CPCHAP與1199SEIU簽訂了一項新協議，並獲得家庭護理人員的認可。根據此協議，CPCHAP為家庭護理人員支付每小時19.15美元的薪資，超過了州規定的家庭護理人員最低時薪。我們也明白通過1199SEIU的申訴程序，包括2022年2月仲裁員決定設立的近4,000萬美元特別工資基金，解決42家工會機構（包括CPCHAP）薪資和工時申訴的問題，我們接受這一決定，法院也已確認其合法性。CPCHAP致力於為員工提供保障，過去一年中我們已在加班費、獎金、交通及防護裝備報銷方面支出近600萬美元。
我們全力支持家政員們呼籲結束24小時制度，並普及兩個12小時輪班制。遺憾的是，24小時制度是由州政府法律強制規定，並由保險公司決定。根據紐約州衛生署的規定，對於24小時的案例，CPCHAP僅能獲得13小時的補償，並且必須設法填補其餘11小時中斷期間的資金缺口。相比之下，對於兩個12小時的分班輪班，CPCHAP可以獲得整整24小時的補償，並由兩名家庭護理人員為客戶提供護理。如果CPCHAP能夠自行拆分24小時的案例，我們為什麼不這樣做呢？這樣對機構、家庭護理人員和客戶都會更好。全紐約州共有超過11,000 個24小時輪班案例，而在CPCHAP近2,500個案例中，僅有39例為24小時制度，另有38例為12小時輪班制。與所有家庭護理人員機構一樣，CPCHAP 無法單獨決定分拆24小時制度，因此我們多年來一直呼籲州政府進行改革。CPCHAP致力遵守所有紐約州醫療補助規則和要求，以及勞工部規則、勞動法、法院裁決和工會協議，包括處理24小時案例和補償中斷的方式。我們正在盡一切可能為家庭護理員工服務、照顧病人，並改革醫療補助系統。
About the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC):
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization that creates positive social change. Founded in 1965, CPC is the nation’s largest Asian American social services organization and aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City. CPC is the trusted partner to individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career.
關於華人策劃協會 (華策會):
華人策劃協會（簡稱“華策會”）是一個致力於創造正向社會變革的社會服務機構。華策會成立於1965年，是美國最大的亞裔美國人社會服務機構，旨在促進紐約市華裔美國人、移民及低收入社區的社會權益和經濟賦權。華策會是為個人和家庭實現其教育、家庭、社區及職業目標而努力的可信賴機構。
ACERCA DE CPC
El Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) es una organización de servicios sociales que crea un cambio social positivo. Fundada en 1965, CPC es la mayor organización de servicios sociales asiático-americanos del país y su objetivo es promover la capacitación social y económica de las comunidades chino-americanas, inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos de la ciudad de Nueva York. CPC es el socio de confianza de personas y familias que se esfuerzan por alcanzar objetivos en su educación, familia, comunidad y carrera.