In November 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new initiative focused on minimum wage and overtime pay for professional caregivers centered on what it calls "care-focused employers," including skilled nursing facilities, home health services and residential care facilities. Dubbed the "Caregiver Initiative" (the initiative) and led by the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (the division), it includes education and outreach to workers about their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), relationship building between federal and state/local regulatory agencies and other partners and related enforcement by the DOL.