The Legal Aid Society and Katz Banks Kumin LLP have announced a settlement of $162M for home healthcare workers.

The settlement is a result of a lawsuit over hours and wages against Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL), a statewide intermediary for New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP).

The lead plaintiff in the case is Philip Calderon, a 26-year-old Staten Island native who works as a personal assistant for his father. Calderon’s father, who suffers from severe arthritis and requires significant assistance with daily activities, relies on his son’s care to live safely and independently at home.

“I am thankful that we were able to come to a resolution to help home care workers like me,” said Mr. Calderon. “This settlement will put money back into workers’ pockets and ensure we all can continue to provide a critical service to the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in the CDPAP program.”

“The personal assistants in CDPAP provide essential care that allows tens of thousands of older and disabled New Yorkers to remain safely in their homes,” said Richard Blum, an attorney in the Employment Law Unit at Legal Aid. “This proposed settlement returns money to the workers. We are proud to stand with these caregivers.”

Details of the proposed settlement are available in the chart below.