Optimum News 12 Newsday.com MSG Varsity Explore LI AM New York Optimum Autos Optimum Homes

Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Nassau pols rip home health industry on deferred raise

Quick ReadThe Republican presiding officer who had introduced the bill told industry officials to provide more documentation.

Ofelia Rivera, of Glen Cove, is one of

Photo credit: Newsday/Audrey C. Tiernan | Ofelia Rivera, of Glen Cove, is one of many health care workers who may not get a promised $1-per-hour raise. Audrey C. Tiernan

Members of the Nassau County Legislature criticized the home health care industry Monday for failing to justify its request for legislation that would defer a promised $1 hourly pay raise due to its low-income workers.

The Republican presiding officer who had introduced the bill told industry officials to provide more documentation and scheduled a special session of the legislature on Monday,...

Newsday & ExploreLI are now available at no charge to Newsday 7-day and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

Already
registered on
newsday.com?
Log in
Newsday 7-day
or Optimum Online®
subscriber?
Get access
Not a Newsday 7-day
or Optimum Online®
subscriber?
Click here

Facebook