| ANSWER: "Minimum wage is $5.15/hour, governed
by the Federal law. There is no separate Federal or State law or statute governing mental
health workers. The writer of this
question may be referring to a reclassification of group home employees at Pathways,
approximately 5-6 years ago. The State reclassified paraprofessional positions in group
home settings, giving area programs the option to do the same. The classification was
"habilitation aides" and several Pathways staff received increases in pay
because we followed the state's reclassification. The minimum suggested by the State was
$9.00 per hour. This reclassification applies only to positions under the Office of State
Personnel jurisdiction and does not apply to positions working for non-LME
providers." |