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  August 12, 2009
Evelyn CokeEvelyn Coke, Home Care Aide Who Fought Pay Rule, Dead at 74

Evelyn Coke, the New York home care attendant responsible for a 2007 US Supreme Court case challenging the exclusion of home care workers from minimum wage and overtime protections, has died at age 74.

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chart showing decline in real wagesReal Wages Declining for Personal and Home Care Aides

PHI's State Chart Book on Wages for Personal and Home Care Aides, 1999-2008 shows that real wages have declined from $7.50 to $7.31.

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logo for Wounded Warrior ProjectVeteran, Caregiver Bill Passes House

The U.S. House has passed what the Military Times describes as "landmark legislation to train family members to provide care for severely wounded veterans - and pay them for it."

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Kathy GreenleeSupport for Caregivers a Priority for Greenlee

Kathy Greenlee, HHS Assistant Secretary of Aging, told an audience in Minneapolis that "supporting caregivers will be one of my highest priorities, and something that I will dedicate myself to as I serve as your Assistant Secretary.

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videoReport: Make Olmstead Principles Part of Health Reform

A report from the Brazelton Center titled "Still Waiting: The Unfulfilled Promise of Olmstead" makes the case for including Olmstead principles in national health reform.

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videoU.S. Signs U.N. Convention on Disability Rights

On July 30, the U.S. became the 141st nation to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Pioneer Conference logoJoin PHI at the Pioneer Conference, August 12-14

PHI staff will be making a variety of presentations at this week's Pioneer Conference and an iPod will be raffled off at our exhibitor table.

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Aaron Toleos, Online Communications Director
atoleos@phinational.org
718-874-9035

PHI works to improve the lives of people who need home and residential care-and the lives of the workers who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and independence.

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