California filed its 50th lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging a new federal rule that it argues interferes with the ability to deduct union dues from the paychecks of workers in a government program that helps the elderly and disabled.
President Trump makes an appearance last month at the border in Calexico, Calif. His proposed border wall is the subject of one of the 50 lawsuits California has filed against the Trump administration. lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, challenging a new federal rule that the state argues interferes with the ability to deduct union dues from the paychecks of workers in a government program that helps the elderly and disabled in their homes.
State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said the new rule applies to California’s 500,000 workers in the state’s In-Home Supportive Services program who provide home-bound clients with services such as bathing, feeding, house cleaning and administering medications.
“With this rule, the Trump administration is not only harming Medicaid skilled home-care workers who have joined unions, but the millions of seniors and people with disabilities who depend on these indispensable workers,” Becerra said in a statement.The rule “is a shameful political attack on home-care providers who are largely women and people of color,” said April Verrett, president of SEIU Local 2015 during a news conference held with Becerra in Sacramento.
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