A Promise Kept: Pauline and Homecare Workers

December 14, 2011 | 2:00 | Public Domain

In 2007 then-Senator Barack Obama spent a day with Pauline Beck, a homecare worker. He worked alongside her, getting to know the daily life and concerns of a homecare worker. Now, as President, he has taken action that will require hommecare workers recieve at least a minimum wage and overtime protections - which many were previously exempt from.